Photoredox catalysis of organic reactions driven by iron has attracted substantial attention
throughout recent years, due to potential environmental and economic benefits. In this …

The utilization of visible light to mediate chemical reactions in fluid solutions has
applications that range from solar fuel production to medicine and organic synthesis. These …

By combining the energy input from two red photons, chemical reactions that would normally
require blue or ultraviolet irradiation become accessible. Key advantages of this biphotonic …

Fe–N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes attract increasing attention as
photosensitisers and photoredox catalysts. Such applications generally rely on sufficiently …

Iron N-heterocyclic carbene (FeNHC) complexes with long-lived charge transfer states are
emerging as a promising class of photoactive materials. We have synthesized [FeII (ImP) …

Aryl diazonium salts are ubiquitous building blocks in chemistry, as they are useful radical
precursors in organic synthesis as well as for the functionalization of solid materials. They …

Harnessing sunlight via photosensitizing molecules is key for novel optical applications and
solar-to-chemical energy conversion. Exploiting abundant metals such as iron is attractive …

Photoredox catalysts are primarily selected based on ground and excited state properties,
but their activity is also intrinsically tied to the nature of their reduced (or oxidized) …

Photoredox catalysis is a powerful tool to access challenging and diverse syntheses.
Absorption of visible light forms the excited state catalyst (* PC) but photons may be wasted …

The α-functionalisation of N-containing compounds is an area of broad interest in synthetic
chemistry due to their presence in biologically active substances among others. Visible light …