Optical cavity enhancement of visible light-driven photochemical reaction in the crystalline state
Photochemical reactions enable the synthesis of energetically unfavorable compounds but often require irradiation with ultraviolet light, which potentially induces side reactions. Here, cavity strong coupling enhances the efficiency of an all-solid state photocyclization in crystals of 2,4-dimethoxy-β-nitrostyrene under irradiation with visible light. The exposure to visible light facilitates photocyclization by the transition to a lower polaritonic state, which is energetically lower than the original transition state.
Authors
- Kiyonori Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9862-3596)
- James A. Hutchison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0595-9961)
- Takayoshi Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6968-2893)
- Hiroshi Uji‐i (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0463-9659)
- Kenji Hirai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3307-3970)
- Farsai Taemaitree (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0295-9226)
- I Sasaki
Institutions
- Hokkaido University of Science (JP)
- Hiroshima University (JP)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Hokkaido University (JP)
- Kyoto University (JP)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemical Communications
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc05598e
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Strong Light-Matter Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.99
Funders
- KU Leuven
- Australian Research Council
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Japan Science and Technology Agency
- Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science