Hybrid Catalysts for Enantioselective Photo-Phosphoric Acid Catalysis

The syntheses of two novel, organic, and chiral photocatalysts are presented. By combining donor-acceptor cyanoarene-based photocatalysts with a chiral phosphoric acid, bifunctional catalysts have been designed. In preliminary proof-of concept reactions, their use in both enantioselective energy transfer and photoredox catalysis is demonstrated.

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This article presents the syntheses of two novel, organic, and chiral photocatalysts. By combining donor-acceptor cyanoarene-based photocatalysts with a chiral phosphoric acid, bifunctional catalysts have been designed. Their application in both enantioselective energy transfer and photoredox catalysis is demonstrated in preliminary proof-of-concept reactions.