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A Lewis-acidic anion enhances energy transfer from excited cationic photocatalysts to basic substrates

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: , and product selectivity is reversed in competitive reactions with a simple chalcone. Quenching experiments and NMR studies confirmed that BBcat facilitates substrate capture by acid-base interactions and the proximity of the ion pair by electrostatic interactions.

Source: Chemical Science

DOI: 10.1039/d6sc06879k

Authors: Ryo Mandai, Yuri Oyama, Takanori Iwasaki, Kyoko Nozaki

Institutions: The University of Tokyo, Kyushu University

Language: English

Topic: Radical Photochemical Reactions

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Foundation of Kinoshita Memorial Enterprise, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science