Intraligand Charge Transfer Enables Visible-Light-Mediated Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions

Cristian Cavedon, Sebastian Gisbertz, Susanne Reischauer, Sarah Vogl, Eric Sperlich, John H. Burke, Rachel F. Wallick, Stefanie Schrottke, Wei Hsin Hsu, Lucia Anghileri, Yannik Pfeifer, Noah Richter, Christian Teutloff, Henrike Müller-Werkmeister, Dario Cambié, Peter H. Seeberger, Josh Vura-Weis, Renske M. van der Veen, Arne Thomas, Bartholomäus Pieber

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Abstract

We demonstrate that several visible-light-mediated carbon−heteroatom cross-coupling reactions can be carried out using a photoactive NiII precatalyst that forms in situ from a nickel salt and a bipyridine ligand decorated with two carbazole groups (Ni(Czbpy)Cl2). The activation of this precatalyst towards cross-coupling reactions follows a hitherto undisclosed mechanism that is different from previously reported light-responsive nickel complexes that undergo metal-to-ligand charge transfer. Theoretical and spectroscopic investigations revealed that irradiation of Ni(Czbpy)Cl2 with visible light causes an initial intraligand charge transfer event that triggers productive catalysis. Ligand polymerization affords a porous, recyclable organic polymer for heterogeneous nickel catalysis of cross-coupling reactions. The heterogeneous catalyst shows stable performance in a packed-bed flow reactor during a week of continuous operation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere202211433
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume61
Issue number46
Early online dateOct 21 2022
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 14 2022

Keywords

  • Flow Chemistry
  • Heterogeneous Catalysis
  • Homogeneous Catalysis
  • Nickel Catalysis
  • Photocatalysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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