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Ligand-Facilitated Ligand-to-Metal Charge Transfer-Driven Photoinduced Iron Catalysis
Received date: 2026-01-24
Revised date: 2026-03-14
Online published: 2026-05-07
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National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFA0914500)
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Iron is an abundant metal in the earth’s crust and possesses excellent biocompatibility, making the development of iron photocatalysis highly desirable for green and sustainable chemistry. In recent years, photoinduced iron catalysis driven by ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT) has witnessed significant progress. This strategy involves the photoexcitation of iron-substrate (or reagent) complexes to induce intramolecular electron transfer, generating highly reactive radical species that trigger diverse organic transformations under mild conditions. The recent advances in ligand-facilitated LMCT-driven photo- induced iron catalysis are systematically summarized. The discussions are categorized based on the types of substrates (or reagents) involved in the LMCT process, covering systems such as alkyl carboxylic acids, oxamic acids, fluorinated alkyl carboxylic acids, aryl carboxylic acids, alcohols, water, azides, and chlorides. Special emphasis is placed on the critical role of ligands (e.g., picolinic acids, polypyridyl amines) in tuning the redox properties of the iron center, prolonging excited-state lifetimes, and enhancing visible light absorption. The reaction mechanisms and synthetic applications are also discussed. Finally, the challenges and future prospects of this emerging field are highlighted.
Weiwen Ji , Ning Ye , Jian Jin . Ligand-Facilitated Ligand-to-Metal Charge Transfer-Driven Photoinduced Iron Catalysis[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2026 , 46(7) : 2683 -2700 . DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202601041
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