Issue 6, 2019

Visible light-catalytic dehydrogenation of benzylic alcohols to carbonyl compounds by using an eosin Y and nickel–thiolate complex dual catalyst system

Abstract

We developed a simple and environmentally benign visible-light-driven dehydrogenation of benzylic alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes or ketones. By using the dual catalyst system consisting of eosin Y as a photocatalyst and a Ni(II) complex as a proton reduction catalyst, we could dehydrogenate benzylic alcohols to aldehydes or ketones with excellent yields under mild conditions. The sole byproduct is hydrogen gas.

Graphical abstract: Visible light-catalytic dehydrogenation of benzylic alcohols to carbonyl compounds by using an eosin Y and nickel–thiolate complex dual catalyst system

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
07 Dec 2018
Accepted
13 Feb 2019
First published
15 Feb 2019

Green Chem., 2019,21, 1401-1405

Visible light-catalytic dehydrogenation of benzylic alcohols to carbonyl compounds by using an eosin Y and nickel–thiolate complex dual catalyst system

X. Yang, Y. Zheng, L. Zheng, L. Wu, C. Tung and B. Chen, Green Chem., 2019, 21, 1401 DOI: 10.1039/C8GC03828G

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