{"title":"Excited-state tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane as a strong single-electron oxidant: Photophysical properties and catalysis","authors":"Yoshitaka Aramaki, Yuki Uchida, Ryo Ishikawa, Takashi Ooi","doi":"10.1016/j.jpap.2023.100206","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The photophysical properties and photocatalysis of tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane [B(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>3</sub>], known as a strong Lewis acid, were revealed. The excited-state B(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>3</sub> exerts single-electron oxidation capability with an oxidation potential (<em>E</em><sub>red</sub>* = 2.02 V vs SCE) close to those of electronically unbiased toluene derivatives (<em>E</em><sub>ox</sub> = 2.01 to 2.29 V). This property was experimentally proven by the direct observation of the radical cation of the toluene dimer by the transient absorption spectroscopy of a mixture of B(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>3</sub> and toluene. In cooperation with a suitable Brønsted base catalyst, B(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>3</sub> catalytically generated benzylic radicals from toluene derivatives under photoirradiation for subsequent carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":375,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100206"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2610,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666469023000477/pdfft?md5=1018f8b2d2ddae786dbd516b8204cade&pid=1-s2.0-S2666469023000477-main.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology","FirstCategoryId":"2","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666469023000477","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The photophysical properties and photocatalysis of tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane [B(C6F5)3], known as a strong Lewis acid, were revealed. The excited-state B(C6F5)3 exerts single-electron oxidation capability with an oxidation potential (Ered* = 2.02 V vs SCE) close to those of electronically unbiased toluene derivatives (Eox = 2.01 to 2.29 V). This property was experimentally proven by the direct observation of the radical cation of the toluene dimer by the transient absorption spectroscopy of a mixture of B(C6F5)3 and toluene. In cooperation with a suitable Brønsted base catalyst, B(C6F5)3 catalytically generated benzylic radicals from toluene derivatives under photoirradiation for subsequent carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions.