Anthony C. Brooks, Katherine Basore and Stefan Bernhard
Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 5196-5199
DOI:
10.1039/C3CC47633B,
Communication
The photoreduction of Zn(II) to Zn metal catalyzed by 8-hydroxyquinoline derivatives is reported. Structure–activity relationships, ideal reaction conditions, and the reaction kinetics are described and a mechanism involving an in situ formed quinolate complex is portrayed.