Photochemical aerobic upcycling of polystyrene plastics to commodity chemicals using anthraquinone as the photocatalyst

NF Nikitas, E Skolia, PL Gkizis, I Triandafillidi… - Green …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the United Nations set goals dealing with climate change, the chemical industry has
focused on recycling the already-used polymers, targeting the reinsertion of plastic waste to …

Light-promoted oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids under aerobic and photocatalyst-free conditions

CS Batsika, C Koutsilieris, GS Koutoulogenis… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of green and sustainable methods for the conversion of aldehydes to
carboxylic acids is of high academic and industrial interest. We demonstrate herein a …

Light-accelerated “on-water” hydroacylation of dialkyl azodicarboxylates

NA Stini, ET Poursaitidis, NF Nikitas… - Organic & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The hydroacylation of dialkyl azodicarboxylates has received a lot of attention lately due to
the great importance of acyl hydrazides in organic chemistry. Herein, we report an …

Recent Progress in Metal‐Free Hydroacylation Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes

D Uppal, A Sharma, S Singh - ChemistrySelect, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The present review discusses the development of new metal‐free conditions for the
hydroacylation of alkenes and alkynes under both thermal and photochemical conditions …

Light-Driven Michael Addition of Indoles to β-Nitroolefins in Aqueous Medium

PX Kolagkis, EM Galathri, CG Kokotos - Catalysis Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Michael addition represents a common organic transformation for the generation of CC
bonds in Organic Synthesis. Photochemistry is a branch of Organic Chemistry, which …

Sunlight‐or UVA‐Light‐Mediated Synthesis of Hydroxamic Acids from Carboxylic Acids

OG Mountanea, C Mantzourani… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The development of light‐mediated methods for synthetic applications is increasingly
attracting high interest. We present herein a new photochemical protocol for the synthesis of …

An Efficient Light‐Mediated Protocol for the Direct Amide Bond Formation via a Novel Carboxylic Acid Photoactivation Mode by Pyridine‐CBr4

OG Mountanea, D Psathopoulou… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The direct amide bond formation between a carboxylic acid and an amine still constitutes a
challenging reaction for both academia and industry. We demonstrate herein that several …

A Photochemical Protocol for the Synthesis of Weinreb and Morpholine Amides from Carboxylic Acids

A Bourboula, OG Mountanea… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, the development of light‐mediated methods for synthetic applications has
attracted high interest, because such methods constitute alternative approaches for the …

Photo-induced decarboxylative hydroacylation of α-oxocarboxylic acids with terminal alkynes by radical addition–translocation–cyclization in water

W Shi, C Yang, L Guo, W Xia - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A green and efficient photo-induced radical addition–translocation–cyclization (RATC)
reaction of terminal alkynes and α-oxocarboxylic acids has been developed. Without the …

Photochemical Aminochlorination of Alkenes without the Use of an External Catalyst

CT Constantinou, PL Gkizis… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The niche field of photochemistry offers opportunities that are not found in “traditional”
ground state chemical pathways. Aminochlorinated derivatives are an interesting family of 1 …