Visible Light Photocatalysis in Organic Synthesis

Dear Colleagues,

Visible light photocatalysis has witnessed dramatic developments over the past decade. Through activation with visible light, a photocatalyst can function as a single-electron redox mediator, a hydrogen atom abstractor, or facilitate energy transfer to activate a diverse range of organic substrates, which enables previously inaccessible transformations. Beyond this, in other additional photocatalyst-free reactions, the transition metal species or the formed electron donor-acceptor complex could be irradiated under visible light, which promotes new radical-initiated transformation. Visible light photocatalysis offers enormous opportunities to access to valuable complex molecules in a highly efficient manner.  

This Special Issue aims to provide a platform to highlight the recent advances in this field of visible light photocatalysis in organic synthesis. Topics include but are not limited to photoredox catalysis, hydrogen atom transfer, energy transfer, visible-light-induced transition metal catalysis, electron donor–acceptor, heterogeneous catalysis, and flow synthesis. Communications, articles, and reviews on the abovementioned topics are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Hongping Deng
Guest Editor

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