Issue 4, 2020

Visible-light-driven self-coupling and oxidative dehydrogenation of amines to imines via a Mn(ii)-based coordination polymer

Abstract

Imines are versatile and valuable organic intermediates in the synthesis of fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. The direct synthesis of imines through a one-pot procedure via an oxidative process to reduce energy consumption and waste emission has long been pursued. In this study, we prepared a novel visible-light-responsive coordination polymer with a one-dimensional structure for the direct photocatalytic synthesis of imines in the presence of a green and economical oxidant, molecular oxygen. Photocatalytic experiments suggest that the synthesized coordination polymer is not only efficient for the self-coupling of primary amines to generate homo-coupled imines, but also capable of oxidative dehydrogenation of secondary amines with high selectivity to produce hetero-coupled imines. Mechanistic studies have demonstrated that both photocatalytic reactions depend on reactive oxygen species such as singlet oxygen and superoxide radicals in the system, indicating effective electron and energy transfer from a photoexcited coordination polymer to molecular oxygen. This study not only presents a rare example of a visible-light-driven coordination polymer with a low-dimensional structure capable of direct photocatalytic synthesis of imines, but also demonstrates the great potential of photoactive coordination polymers for organic transformations.

Graphical abstract: Visible-light-driven self-coupling and oxidative dehydrogenation of amines to imines via a Mn(ii)-based coordination polymer

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
27 Oct 2019
Accepted
03 Jan 2020
First published
06 Jan 2020

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2020,7, 1016-1025

Visible-light-driven self-coupling and oxidative dehydrogenation of amines to imines via a Mn(II)-based coordination polymer

H. Liu, Z. Guo, H. Lv, X. Liu, Y. Che, Y. Mei, R. Bai, Y. Chi and H. Xing, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2020, 7, 1016 DOI: 10.1039/C9QI01396B

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