Homogeneous photocatalytic oxidation of alcohols by a chromophore-catalyst dyad of ruthenium complexes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 48, Issue 51, 2009, Pages 9672-9675

  Chen, Weizhong ^a   Rein, Francisca N ^a   Rocha, Reginaldo C ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron transfer; Homogeneous catalysis; Photocatalysis; Photooxidation; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; BENZYL ALCOHOL; ELECTRON TRANSFER; HIGH SELECTIVITY; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; MULTI-ELECTRON; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; RUTHENIUM COMPLEXES; RUTHENIUM POLYPYRIDYL COMPLEXES;

ALDEHYDES; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CHROMOPHORES; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; KETONES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; RUTHENIUM; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

PHOTOOXIDATION;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE; KETONE; RUTHENIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LIGHT; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; KETONES; LIGHT; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; RUTHENIUM;

EID: 71949111483     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200904756     Document Type: Article

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