2026-10-22 九州大学
安定な陰イオンでありながら強い酸性を示すBBcatと光触媒を組み合わせることで、光触媒に分子を見分ける能力を付与
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- https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ja/researches/view/1602
- https://pubs.rsc.org/sc/article/doi/10.1039/d6sc06879k/1372761/A-Lewis-acidic-anion-enhances-energy-transfer-from
ルイス酸性アニオンは、励起された陽イオン光触媒から塩基性基質へのエネルギー移動を促進する
A Lewis-acidic anion enhances energy transfer from excited cationic photocatalysts to basic substrates
Ryo Mandai;Yuri Oyama;Takanori Iwasaki;Kyoko Nozaki
Chemical Science Published:08 October 2026
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d6sc06879k
Anions are inherently basic, and the use of counteranions of photocatalysts in substrate activation relies heavily on the Brønsted-basic nature of the anions. Here we present ion-paired dual catalysis using Ru(bpy)32+ with a stable, strongly Lewis-acidic, yet non-nucleophilic anion BBcat. BBcat captures Lewis-basic substrates at the tricoordinated catechol borane (Bcat) centers and keeps them in close proximity to Ru(bpy)32+, affording chemoselective and concentration-independent rate enhancement. In [2+2] photocycloaddition of pyridyl enones, Ru(bpy)3(BBcat)2 affords 8.7-times higher yield than Ru(bpy)3(BArF)2, and product selectivity is reversed in competitive reactions with a simple chalcone. Quenching experiments and NMR studies confirmed that BBcat facilitates substrate capture by acid–base interactions and the proximity of the ion pair by electrostatic interactions.


