Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Photocatalysis

  1. Photocatalysis enables synthesis of trifluoromethyl amidines and imidates
    Photocatalytic metal-free synthesis of α-trifluoromethyl amidines and imidates using isocyanides and trifluoroacetylsilanes, with mechanistic insights from DFT studies.
  2. CdIn2S4/Mo2TiC2 composite improved photocatalytic hydrogen production
    Mo2TiC2 MXene integrated with CdIn2S4 forms a Schottky heterojunction achieving 3.35 mmol·h−1g−1 hydrogen production rates without noble metal co-catalysts.
  3. In situ sensors enable simultaneous hydrogen and oxygen detection
    Real-time sensor platform for simultaneous H2 and O2 detection in photocatalytic water splitting, enabling kinetic characterization without conventional gas chromatography limitations.
  4. Sunlight-driven photocatalyst cleaves PFAS carbon–fluorine bonds
    Z-scheme photocatalyst CuInS2/BiOCl composite enables visible-light-driven degradation of PFAS through directed charge transfer, achieving 96% removal in sunlight-driven continuous-flow systems.
  5. Visible-light photocatalyst achieves near-complete PFAS defluorination
    Visible-light photocatalytic defluorination of PFAS using stabilized porphyrin radicals achieving near-complete conversion without additives.
  6. Pentafluoroethylation of styrenes expanded by a sulfoximine reagent
    Synthesis and photocatalytic application of pentafluoroethyl sulfoximine for difunctionalization of styrenes via concurrent C-C and C-heteroatom bond formation under mild conditions.
  7. Photoredox method enables deoxytrifluoromethoxylation of phenols
    Photoredox-catalyzed deoxytrifluoromethoxylation installs OCF3 groups on phenols via in situ difluorophosgene generation and aryl carbonofluoridate activation.