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Catalysis in the excited state: bringing innate transition metal photochemistry into play

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dc.contributor.authorJuliá Hernández, Fabio
dc.contributor.departmentQuímica Inorgánica
dc.contributor.otherFacultad de Química
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-24T17:52:48Z
dc.date.available2026-02-24T17:52:48Z
dc.date.copyright© 2025 The Author
dc.date.issued2005-03-05
dc.description.abstractTransition metal catalysis is an indispensable tool for organic synthesis that has been harnessed, modulated and perfected for many decades by careful selection of metal centers and ligands, giving rise to synthetic methods with unparalleled efficiency and chemoselectivity. Recent developments have demonstrated how light irradiation can also be recruited as a powerful tool to dramatically alter the outcome of catalytic reactions, providing access to innovative pathways with remarkable synthetic potential. In this context, the adoption of photochemical conditions as a mainstream strategy to drive organic reactions has unveiled exciting opportunities to exploit the rich excited-state framework of transition metals for catalytic applications. This Perspective examines the advances on the application of transition metal complexes as standalone photocatalysts, exploiting the innate reactivity of their excited states beyond the common use as photoredox catalysts. An account of relevant examples is dissected to provide a discussion on the electronic reorganization, the orbitals involved and the associated reactivity of different types of excited states. This analysis aims to provide practitioners with fundamental principles and guiding strategies to understand, design and apply light-activation strategies to homogeneous transition metal catalysis for organic synthesis.
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dc.identifier.citationACS Catal. 2025, 15, 4665−4680
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.4c07962
dc.identifier.eissn2155-5435
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10201/212641
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Society
dc.relationThe author acknowledges financial support from Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (research grant PID2022-136375NA-100), Fundación Séneca (research grant 21868/JLI/22), European Research Council (research grant ERC StG 101116163, ExCEL), and Universidad de Murcia for constant support. Grant RYC2021-032379-I funded by MICIU/AEI /10.13039/501100011033 and by European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR.
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscatal.4c07962
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectPhotocatalysis
dc.subjectPhotochemistry
dc.subjectTransition metal catalysis
dc.subjectExcited states
dc.subjectOrganic synthesis
dc.subject.odsNo relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible
dc.titleCatalysis in the excited state: bringing innate transition metal photochemistry into play
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