Visible-Light Controlled Divergent Catalysis Using a Bench-Stable Cobalt(I) Hydride Complex |
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| Authors: | Enrico Bergamaschi Dr. Frédéric Beltran Dr. Christopher J. Teskey |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany;2. Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany These authors contributed equally. |
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| Abstract: | While the use of visible light in conjunction with transition metal catalysis offers powerful opportunities to switch between on/-off states of catalytic activity, the next frontier would be the ability to switch the actual function of the catalyst and resulting products. Here we report such an example of multi-dimensional catalysis. Featuring an easily prepared, bench-stable cobalt(I) hydride complex in conjunction with pinacolborane, we can switch the reaction outcome between two widely employed transformations, olefin migration and hydroboration, with visible light as the trigger. |
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| Keywords: | cobalt catalysis hydroboration isomerisation photocatalysis photoswitching |
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