Green Chemistry · 2020 · 57 citations · 64 references
Natural SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryBiocatalysisCatalysisReaction EngineeringCatalytic MaterialsPhotocatalysisPhotochemical SynthesisPhotochemistryRedox CatalysisRedox-active MaterialsCopper ChemistryLight-induced OxidationPhotocatalytic OxidationPhotocatalytic SynthesisPhotochemical OxidationRoom-temperature Synthesis
We demonstrate an environmentally benign and economically feasible method for the oxidation of stable diarylalkynes to diketones at room temperature using the inexpensive copper(<sc>ii</sc>) chloride salt and molecular oxygen under low energy visible light irradiation.
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Kah Kah Toh, Yi‐Feng Wang, Eileen Pei Jian Ng et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2011 · 209 citations