Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Activity of Ni(0) (DQ)dtbbpy, an Air-Stable, Bifunctional Red-Light-Sensitive Precatalyst
Despite a well-established and growing body of work on nickel(0) precatalysts, the potential of nickel(0) complexes as bifunctional precatalysts remains underexplored. In this study, we synthesized, characterized, and evaluated the catalytic activity of (Ni(0)(DQ)dtbbpy), a bifunctional, red-light-sensitive, and air-stable nickel(0) complex. Owing to its unique photophysical properties, it effectively catalyzed the etherification and amination of aryl bromides under 620-630 nm light irradiation, functioning as both a photocatalyst and an active metal catalyst. Mechanistic studies and density functional theory (DFT) calculations further confirmed the exceptional absorption properties of Ni(0)(DQ)dtbbpy in the red-light region, as well as the electron transfer process triggered by red-light irradiation.
Authors
- Geyang Song
- Jianyang Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7070-0251)
- Fei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3686-7576)
- Gang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0316-8610)
- Chao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4812-6000)
- Pengpeng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6325-2139)
- Dong Xue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7269-6356)
- Bing Bai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7257-305X)
- Xuepeng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2072-886X)
- Yu Wan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0178-2310)
- Jingsheng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2152-8752)
- Tengfei Kang
- Yulin Xiao
- Yonggang Yan
Institutions
- Shaanxi Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Published
- 2025-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c14533
- Citations
- 16
- Primary Topic
- Radical Photochemical Reactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 14.98
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province
- Higher Education Discipline Innovation Project
- Shaanxi Science and Technology Association
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities