Tungstate Photocatalyst

Tungstate Photocatalyst

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  • General Characteristics

Tetrakis(tetrabutylammonium) decatungstate (TBADT) is an organic solvent-soluble polyoxometalate compound that can act as a C-H abstraction catalyst under UV-activated conditions.

It can promote the generation of carbon radicals from otherwise stable tertiary and secondary C-H bonds. The functionalization of C(sp3)-H bonds is possible by trapping the radicals by suitable reagents.

TBADT is drawing an attention as a useful catalyst for C-H activation, the rapidly-growing subfield of organic chemistry.

  • General References

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  • Examples

An example where sunlight is used for the reaction has been reported, even though the reaction time is long.[1]

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Dehydrogenation of cyclooctane using TBADT-cobalt co-catalytic system.[2]

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Construction of a quaternary stereogenic center with an organocatalyst[3]: TBADT catalyzes the abstraction of hydrogen from the catechol acetal.

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  • Experimental Procedure

Preparation of TBADT.[1]

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  • References

  1. Protti, S.; Ravelli, D.; Fagnoni, M.; Albini, A. Chem. Commun. 2009, 7351. DOI: 10.1039/B917732A
  2. West, J. G.; Huang, D.; Sorensen, E. J. Nat. Commun. 2015, 6, 10093. doi:10.1038/ncomms10093
  3. Murphy, J. J.; Bastida, D.; Paria, S.; Fagnoni, M.; Melchiorre, P. Nature 2016, 532, 218. doi:10.1038/nature17438
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