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Development of Indigos as Red-Light Photoredox Catalysts

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23K13734
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 33020:Synthetic organic chemistry-related
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

HUANG CHUNG・YANG  北海道大学, 化学反応創成研究拠点, 准教授 (90956153)

Project Period (FY) 2023-04-01 – 2026-03-31
Project Status Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2025: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Keywordsindigo / photoredox / organic synthesis / metal catalysis / photochemistry / photocatalysis
Outline of Research at the Start

Photoredox catalysis has emerged as one of the most powerful methods in chemistry, and red- and IR-light has the potential for milder and more accommodating conditions. We will develop red-light photocatalyst based on the cheap and abundant indigo for general synthetic organic chemistry.

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

Synthetic methods have been developed to prepare several prototype indigo molecules, and these compounds show photoredox activity using irradiation wavelengths longer than blue light. These compounds also show catalytic reactivity in several test photoredox reactions. Unexpectedly, during these studies, we discovered two related photoredox methodologies in the area of C-F activation. First, selective hydrodefluorination of trifluoromethylarenes has been optimized using N-heterocyclic carbene boranes as the hydrogen atom transfer reagent. Second, a copper-catalyzed photoredox C-O coupling with trifluoromethylarenes has been developed.

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.

Reason

In addition to the original plan, we have discovered two related photoredox methodologies in the area of C-F activation. These new directions are currently being actively pursued, where substrate scope evaluation and mechanistic studies will be complete in the near future. Publications can then be expected within this FY. The implications of these novel synthetic method are in C-F functionalization as well as photoredox reactivity.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

We will continue to explore indigo-derived photoredox catalysts. The first goal is to build structures that extend the absorption to red-light region while maintaining photoredox activity. Second, we will explore different types of transformations where this class of catalyst can play a decisive role. Additionally, as a related direction, the utility of these compounds as imaging and therapeutic agents for biomedical research will be investigated.

Report

(1 results)
  • 2023 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2024 2023

All Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results)

  • [Presentation] Lighting up Functional Organic Chemistry2024

    • Author(s)
      Huang, Chung-Yang
    • Organizer
      The 104th Chemical Society of Japan Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Defluorinative Cross Couplings of Trifluoromethyl Arenes by Copper Photoredox Catalysis2024

    • Author(s)
      Saha, Priya
    • Organizer
      2024 Bowei Research Conference
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Selective Mono-Hydrodefluorination of Trifluoromethylarenes with NHC-Boranes via Organophotoredox Catalysis2023

    • Author(s)
      Jaiswal, Amit Kumar
    • Organizer
      The 15th International Kyoto Conference on Organic Chemistry
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2023-04-13   Modified: 2024-12-25  

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