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The design and synthesis of super reducing organic photocatalysts through mechanistic understanding with application towards unactivated arene activation

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dc.contributor.authorGreen, Alexander Richard, author
dc.contributor.authorMiyake, Garret, advisor
dc.contributor.authorPaton, Robert, committee member
dc.contributor.authorBailey, Travis, committee member
dc.contributor.authorReisfeld, Brad, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-09T20:52:01Z
dc.date.available2025-08-16
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThe work described in this dissertation focuses on the understanding of an organic photocatalyst system through a degradation and mechanistic study, leading to development of a new class of organic photocatalyst and improved application. The design of new organic photocatalysts is crucial for eliminating the need to use rare and expensive ruthenium and iridium that have dominated the field of photoredox catalysis for the past decade. Additionally, most of the catalysts describe here-in operate through a unique two electron, one proton activation mechanism to generate a closed shell species which enables direct quenching towards unactivated arenes such as benzene, without the use of a stoichiometric amount of reductant such as solvated electrons coming from pyrophoric metals. The progress described within this dissertation provides a deeper understanding of tunable organic reductants and their function.
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dc.identifierGreen_colostate_0053A_18388.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/239203
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
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dc.subjecthydrocarbons
dc.subjectphotochemistry
dc.subjectaromatic compounds
dc.subjectredox reactions
dc.subjectphotocatalysis
dc.titleThe design and synthesis of super reducing organic photocatalysts through mechanistic understanding with application towards unactivated arene activation
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thesis.degree.disciplineChemistry
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

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