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Energy‐Efficient Solar Photochemistry with Luminescent Solar Concentrator Based Photomicroreactors
Author(s) -
Cambié Dario,
Dobbelaar Jeroen,
Riente Paola,
Vanderspikken Jochen,
Shen Chong,
Seeberger Peter H.,
Gilmore Kerry,
Debije Michael G.,
Noël Timothy
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201908553
Subject(s) - photochemistry , solar energy , photocatalysis , chemistry , photovoltaic system , luminescence , sunlight , materials science , molecule , solvent , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , physics , optics , catalysis , ecology , biology
The sun is the most sustainable light source available on our planet, therefore the direct use of sunlight for photochemistry is extremely appealing. Demonstrated here, for the first time, is that a diverse set of photon‐driven transformations can be efficiently powered by solar irradiation with the use of solvent‐resistant and cheap luminescent solar concentrator based photomicroreactors. Blue, green, and red reactors can accommodate both homogeneous and multiphase reaction conditions, including photochemical oxidations, photocatalytic trifluoromethylation chemistry, and metallaphotoredox transformations, thus spanning applications over the entire visible‐light spectrum. To further illustrate the efficacy of these novel solar reactors, medicinally relevant molecules, such as ascaridole and an intermediate of artemisinin, were prepared as well.