In situ Monitoring of Photocatalysis on Polymeric Carbon Nitride Thin Films

Dauth, Bastian and Giusto, Paolo and Koenig, Burkhard and Gschwind, Ruth M. (2024) In situ Monitoring of Photocatalysis on Polymeric Carbon Nitride Thin Films. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 63 (50). ISSN 1433-7851, 1521-3773

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Abstract

Polymeric carbon nitride has attracted significant interest in heterogeneous photocatalysis due to its activity under visible-light irradiation. Herein, we report on using carbon nitride-coated NMR tubes for in situ studies of photocatalytic reaction mechanisms. In a first step, we exploited carbon nitride-coated crimp vials as batch photoreactors for visible photocatalytic fluorinations of unactivated C(sp3)-H bonds, with moderate to excellent yields and reusability over multiple cycles. Eventually, carbon nitride-coated NMR tubes were used as a photoreactor by coupling them with optical fiber irradiation directly inside the spectrometer. This enabled us to follow the reaction with in situ NMR spectroscopy identifying reactive intermediates otherwise elusive in conventional analyses. The method provides advantages for the study of photocatalytic mechanisms of complex reactions and substantially reduces the need of comparative tests for depicting reaction intermediates and conversion pathways.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: PHENOXYACETIC ACID; FLUORINATION; LIGHT; OXIDATION; FUNCTIONALIZATION; VERSATILE; CATALYST; ARENES; BONDS; TIO2; polymeric carbon nitride; heterogeneous photocatalysis; NMR spectroscopy; NMR mechanistic investigations; fluorination reactions
Subjects: 500 Science > 540 Chemistry & allied sciences
Divisions: Chemistry and Pharmacy > Institut für Organische Chemie
Chemistry and Pharmacy > Institut für Organische Chemie > Arbeitskreis Prof. Dr. Ruth Gschwind
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 25 Jul 2025 11:14
Last Modified: 25 Jul 2025 11:14
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/63803

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