Issue 10, 2024

Visible photons as ideal reagents for the activation of coloured organic compounds

Abstract

In recent decades, the traceless nature of visible photons has been exploited for the development of efficient synthetic strategies for the photoconversion of colourless compounds, namely, photocatalysis, chromophore activation, and the formation of an electron donor/acceptor (EDA) complex. However, the use of photoreactive coloured organic compounds is the optimal strategy to boost visible photons as ideal reagents in synthetic protocols. In view of such premises, the present review aims to provide its readership with a collection of recent photochemical strategies facilitated via direct light absorption by coloured molecules. The protocols have been classified and presented according to the nature of the intermediate/excited state achieved during the transformation.

Graphical abstract: Visible photons as ideal reagents for the activation of coloured organic compounds

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
21 Dec 2023
First published
10 Apr 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024,53, 4926-4975

Visible photons as ideal reagents for the activation of coloured organic compounds

L. Di Terlizzi, L. Nicchio, S. Protti and M. Fagnoni, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53, 4926 DOI: 10.1039/D3CS01129A

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