Journal article
Ligand-Enabled Photocatalytic Reactivity of Iron(III) Halide Salts with Cyan and Green Light
Organic letters, Vol.28(4), pp.1200-1206
01/14/2026
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5c04928
PMCID: PMC12865799
PMID: 41534038
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Abstract
Iron(III) halide salts have emerged as cheap and efficient catalysts for photocatalytic transformations, including C-H alkylation, C-H and alkene oxidation, azidation/amination, and others. The majority of these methods require UV light (λ ≤ 390 nm), and systematic efforts to enable the use of lower-energy visible light remain valuable. We report the use of simple Fe(III) salts that enable C-H functionalizations with longer wavelength visible light up to 525 nm (green light). The one-pot conversion of aldehydes to amides, esters, and ketones as well as direct alkylation are described using blue, cyan, and green light.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Ligand-Enabled Photocatalytic Reactivity of Iron(III) Halide Salts with Cyan and Green Light
- Creators
- Mikayla M Wymore - University of IowaDavid B C Martin - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Organic letters, Vol.28(4), pp.1200-1206
- DOI
- 10.1021/acs.orglett.5c04928
- PMID
- 41534038
- PMCID
- PMC12865799
- NLM abbreviation
- Org Lett
- ISSN
- 1523-7052
- eISSN
- 1523-7052
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Grant note
- Division of Chemistry: CHE-1952860 University of Iowa: NA National Institute of General Medical Sciences: R35-GM138050
This work was supported by NIH R35 GM138050 (to D.B.C.M.), NSF CAREER CHE-1952860 (to D.B.C.M.), and start-up funds from the University of Iowa. NMR instrumentation for this research was supported by funding from the NIH (S10-RR025500), the NSF (CHE-2017828), and the University of Iowa. Mass spectrometry instrumentation for this research was supported by funding from the NSF (CHE-1919422) and the University of Iowa. We gratefully acknowledge Logan W. Evans (University of Iowa) for the synthesis of the iron catalysts and helpful discussions.
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/14/2026
- Academic Unit
- Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Chemistry
- Record Identifier
- 9985121483102771
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