New Roles for Photoexcited Eosin Y in Photochemical Reactions.

Dong-Mei YanJia-Rong ChenWen-Jing Xiao

Published in: Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) (2018)

Neutral eosin Y-derived photoexcited states have been found to serve as photoacids and direct hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) catalysts in the activation of glycals and C-H bonds, respectively. These studies pave the way for further use of eosin Y in photochemical synthesis.

Keyphrases

transition metal
electron transfer