A reaction cycle for redox-mediated,
Ni-catalyzed aryl etherification
is proposed under both photoredox and electrochemically mediated conditions.
We demonstrate that a self-sustained Ni(I/III) cycle is operative
in both cases by chemically synthesizing and characterizing a common
paramagnetic Ni intermediate and establishing its catalytic activity.
Furthermore, deleterious pathways leading to off-cycle Ni(II) species
have been identified, allowing us to discover optimized conditions
for achieving self-sustained reactivity at a ∼15-fold increase
in the quantum yield and a ∼3-fold increase in the faradaic
yield. These results highlight the importance of leveraging insight
of complete reaction cycles for increasing the efficiency of redox-mediated
reactions.
A laboratory experiment visually exploring two opposite basic principles of fluorescence of aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) and aggregation-induced emission (AIE) is demonstrated. The students would prepared two salicylaldehyde-based Schiff bases through a simple one-pot condensation reaction of one equiv of 1,2-diamine with 2 equiv of salicylaldehyde. The resulting fluorescent dyes have similar chemical structures but possess ACQ and AIE properties, respectively. Their ACQ/AIE properties and pH sensing applications would then examined by visually qualitative analysis (UV lamp, light-emitting diode, and naked eye) and quantitative analysis (fluorometer). Finally, in a deeper level, X-ray single crystal structure analysis was utilized to reveal the inherent relationships between molecular structures/molecular arrangements and ACQ/AIE properties. This lesson is suitable for many areas of chemistry, especially for organic and analytical chemistry.
Self-sustained Ni I/III cycles are established as ap otentially general paradigm in photoredox Ni-catalyzed carbonheteroatom cross-coupling reactions through as trategy that allows us to recapitulate photoredox-like reactivity in the absence of light across aw ide range of substrates in the amination, etherification, and esterification of aryl bromides, the latter of whichh as remained, hitherto,e lusive under thermal Ni catalysis.M oreover,t he accessibility of esterification in the absence of light is especially notable because previous mechanistic studies on this transformation under photoredox conditions have unanimously invoked energytransfer-mediated pathways.
Photoredox-mediated nickel-catalyzed cross-couplings have evolved as a new effective strategy to forge carbon− heteroatom bonds that are difficult to access with traditional methods. Experimental mechanistic studies are challenging because these reactions involve multiple highly reactive intermediates and perplexing reaction pathways, engendering competing, but unverified, proposals for substrate conversions. Here, we report a comprehensive mechanistic study of photoredox nickel-catalyzed C−S cross-coupling based on time-resolved transient absorption spectroscopy, Stern−Volmer quenching, and quantum yield measurements. We have (i) discovered a self-sustained productive Ni(I/III) cycle leading to a quantum yield Φ > 1; (ii) found that pyridinium iodide, formed in situ, serves as the dominant quencher for the excited state photocatalyst and a critical redox mediator to facilitate the formation of the active Ni(I) catalyst; and (iii) observed critical intermediates and determined the rate constants associated with their reactivity. Not only do the findings reveal a complete reaction cycle for C−S cross-coupling, but the mechanistic insights have also allowed for the reaction efficiency to be optimized and the substrate scope to be expanded from aryl iodides to include aryl bromides, thus broadening the applicability of photoredox C−S cross-coupling chemistry.
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