Nanoengineering triplet–triplet annihilation upconversion: from materials to real-world applications

T Schloemer, P Narayanan, Q Zhou, E Belliveau… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Using light to control matter has captured the imagination of scientists for generations, as
there is an abundance of photons at our disposal. Yet delivering photons beyond the surface …

Multi‐photon excitation in photoredox catalysis: concepts, applications, methods

F Glaser, C Kerzig, OS Wenger - … Chemie International Edition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The energy of visible photons and the accessible redox potentials of common photocatalysts
set thermodynamic limits to photochemical reactions that can be driven by traditional visible …

Photoredox catalysis using infrared light via triplet fusion upconversion

BD Ravetz, AB Pun, EM Churchill, DN Congreve… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Recent advances in photoredox catalysis have made it possible to achieve various
challenging synthetic transformations, polymerizations and surface modifications 1, 2, 3. All …

Two-photon-absorbing ruthenium complexes enable near infrared light-driven photocatalysis

G Han, G Li, J Huang, C Han, C Turro, Y Sun - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
One-photon-absorbing photosensitizers are commonly used in homogeneous
photocatalysis which require the absorption of ultraviolet (UV)/visible light to populate the …

Towards efficient solid-state triplet–triplet annihilation based photon upconversion: Supramolecular, macromolecular and self-assembled systems

V Gray, K Moth-Poulsen, B Albinsson… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2018 - Elsevier
Photon upconversion through sensitized Triplet–Triplet Annihilation (TTA-UC) has regained
a lot of interest during the last decade mainly due to its potential for significantly increased …

Mechanistic perspectives on organic photoredox catalysis for aromatic substitutions

M Majek, A Jacobi von Wangelin - Accounts of Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Photoredox catalysis has emerged as a powerful tool for the utilization of visible
light to drive chemical reactions between organic molecules that exhibit two rather …

Sensitizer-controlled photochemical reactivity via upconversion of red light

F Glaser, OS Wenger - Chemical Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Photocatalytic activation of alkyl chlorides by assembly-promoted single electron transfer in microheterogeneous solutions

M Giedyk, R Narobe, S Weiss, D Touraud, W Kunz… - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
Photoredox catalysis has developed into a powerful tool for the synthesis of organic
compounds with diverse structures. However, stable carbon–chloride bonds remain beyond …

Unexpected hydrated electron source for preparative visible-light driven photoredox catalysis

C Kerzig, X Guo, OS Wenger - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The hydrated electron is experiencing a renaissance as a superreductant in lab-scale
reductions driven by light, both for the degradation of recalcitrant pollutants and for …

Sensitization-initiated electron transfer via upconversion: mechanism and photocatalytic applications

F Glaser, C Kerzig, OS Wenger - Chemical Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Sensitization-initiated electron transfer (SenI-ET) describes a recently discovered
photoredox strategy that relies on two consecutive light absorption events, triggering a …