TY - JOUR
T1 - Photoinduced C-C bond formation from alkyl halides catalysed by luminescent dinuclear gold(I) and copper(I) complexes
AU - Li, Dan
AU - Che, Chi-Ming
AU - Kwong, Hoi-Lun
AU - Yam, Vivian Wing-Wah
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - The photoluminescent properties of [Au2(μ-dppm)2]2+ [dppm = bis(diphenylphosphino)methane], [Au2(μ-dmpm)3]2+ [dmpm = bis(dimethylphosphino)methane] and [Cu2(μ-dppm)2(MeCN)4]2+ have been investigated. Irradiation of a degassed acetonitrile solution of benzyl chloride or 1-bromopentane in the presence of a sacrificial electron donor such as triethylamine and a catalytic amount of [Au2(μ-dppm)2]2+ led to the formation of bibenzyl or n-decane. Similar photoreactions with much lower yields of the C-C bond coupling products have also been observed with [Au2(μ-dmpm)3]2+ and [Cu2(μ-dppm)2(MeCN)4]2+ as catalysts. The mechanism of the photoreaction between alkyl halides and [Au2(μ-dppm)2]2+ has been investigated by steady-state photolysis, Stern-Volmer quenching and flash-photolysis studies.
AB - The photoluminescent properties of [Au2(μ-dppm)2]2+ [dppm = bis(diphenylphosphino)methane], [Au2(μ-dmpm)3]2+ [dmpm = bis(dimethylphosphino)methane] and [Cu2(μ-dppm)2(MeCN)4]2+ have been investigated. Irradiation of a degassed acetonitrile solution of benzyl chloride or 1-bromopentane in the presence of a sacrificial electron donor such as triethylamine and a catalytic amount of [Au2(μ-dppm)2]2+ led to the formation of bibenzyl or n-decane. Similar photoreactions with much lower yields of the C-C bond coupling products have also been observed with [Au2(μ-dmpm)3]2+ and [Cu2(μ-dppm)2(MeCN)4]2+ as catalysts. The mechanism of the photoreaction between alkyl halides and [Au2(μ-dppm)2]2+ has been investigated by steady-state photolysis, Stern-Volmer quenching and flash-photolysis studies.
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U2 - 10.1039/DT9920003325
DO - 10.1039/DT9920003325
M3 - RGC 22 - Publication in policy or professional journal
SN - 1470-479X
SP - 3325
EP - 3329
JO - Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions
JF - Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions
IS - 23
ER -