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Frontispiece: Discrete Ti−O−Ti Complexes: Visible‐Light‐Activated, Homogeneous Alternative to TiO 2 Photosensitisers
Author(s) -
Behm Kira,
Fazekas Eszter,
Paterson Martin J.,
Vilela Filipe,
McIntosh Ruaraidh D.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.202084363
Subject(s) - homogeneous , bimetallic strip , photocatalysis , singlet oxygen , photochemistry , ligand (biochemistry) , materials science , amine gas treating , irradiation , porphyrin , visible spectrum , catalysis , chemical engineering , chemistry , oxygen , metal , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , metallurgy , receptor , nuclear physics , thermodynamics , engineering , biochemistry , physics
Novel bimetallic Ti IV amine bis(phenolate) complexes were employed as photosensitisers, generating singlet oxygen following irradiation with visible light (420 nm) in a commercial flow reactor. These air‐ and moisture‐stable complexes have the potential to be developed into tuneable alternatives to ubiquitous TiO 2 photosensitisers. While maintaining the ‘TiO 2 ‐like’ core, ligand design was applied to produce highly soluble species that can be exploited in homogeneous, photocatalytic reactions. For more information, see the Full Paper by R. D. McIntosh et al. on page 9486 ff.