Photochemical synthesis of quinone and naphthoquinone derivatives under continuous-flow and visible light excitation: the use of Porphyrinoids as photocatalyst

• Grant number: 14/25538-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research
• Start date: July 01, 2015
• End date: December 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Organic Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Kleber Thiago de Oliveira
• Grantee: Kleber Thiago de Oliveira
• Host Investigator: David Tyler Mcquade
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Exatas e de Tecnologia (CCET). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Florida State University, United States

Abstract

In this project we intend to study the synthesis of quinones and naphthoquinones starting from the corresponding phenols and naphthols. The idea is to promote the oxidation of these precursors by the action of singlet oxygen (1O2) under continuous flow conditions (Photochemical Continuous Flow). The oxidizing species (1O2) will be generated by photocatalysis using different porphyrins as photosensitizer. Also, different reactors will be tested under continuous flow (Scheme 1). The present studies are planned to be developed by this researcher at the Florida State University under the supervision of Prof. Tyler McQuade from July to December 2015 (6 months). (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DE OLIVEIRA, KLEBER T.; MILLER, L. ZANE; MCQUADE, D. TYLER. Exploiting photooxygenations mediated by porphyrinoid photocatalysts under continuous flow conditions. RSC ADVANCES, v. 6, n. 16, p. 12717-12725, 2016. (14/25538-6, 13/07276-1, 13/06532-4)