Synlett 2023; 34(20): 2361-2373
DOI: 10.1055/a-2124-4037
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Special Issue Dedicated to Prof. Hisashi Yamamoto

Metal-Loaded Semiconductor-Photocatalysis of Alcohols for Selective Organic Synthesis: A Personal Account

Shogo Mori
a   Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences (IRCCS), Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
,
Shu Sakurai
b   Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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Hiroshi Naka
c   Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
d   Deuterium Science Research Unit, Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Susumu Saito
a   Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences (IRCCS), Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
b   Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
› Author Affiliations
This work was supported by MEXT/JSPS Grant-in-aid for Transformative Research Areas (A) Green Catalysis Science, Specially Promoted Research, and International Leading Research, KAKENHI (Grant # 23H04904, 23H05404, and 22K21346 to S.S.), and partially by JST CREST (Grant # JPMJCR22L2 to S.S.), MEXT Grant in aid-for transformative research areas (B): Deuterium Science, KAKENHI (Grant # 20H05740, to H.N.), and JSPS KAKENHI (Grant # 26410115 and 23H01958, to H.N.).


Dedicated to Professor Hisashi Yamamoto on the occasion of his 80th birthday

Abstract

In this account, we review our research over the last decade on metal-loaded semiconductor-photocatalyzed organic transformations using alcohols. Different from many reactions using alcohols as mere sacrificial electron donors, our study has demonstrated alcohols as useful organic building blocks incorporated into value-added products. Besides such recollections of previous results, we briefly introduce our ongoing project involving photocatalytic C–C bond-forming reactions via the C–C bond scission of tertiary alcohols.

1 Introduction

2 Dehydroxylative Hydrogenolysis of Allylic Alcohols

3 Acceptorless Dehydrogenation of Activated/Unactivated Alcohols

4 N-Alkylation of Amines using Alcohols as Alkylating Agents

5 Summary and Outlook



Publication History

Received: 21 June 2023

Accepted after revision: 06 July 2023

Accepted Manuscript online:
06 July 2023

Article published online:
25 August 2023

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