{"title":"Selective Control of Photocatalytic [2 + 2] Cycloaddition versus Isomerization Using Anthraquinone Photosensitizers.","authors":"Yalin Li, Peng Wu, Zixuan Zhang, Hui Zhu, Leju Li, Daicai Jiang, Xuefen Liu, Shuping Luo","doi":"10.1021/acs.joc.6c01920","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Designed anthraquinone photosensitizers enable selective switching between chalcone [2 + 2] cycloaddition and E/Z isomerization. The α-trifluoromethyl group drives isomerization (5:95), whereas the β-tert-butyl group with polychloro substituents promotes cycloaddition (98% yield), a result supported by DFT-derived triplet energies and binding energies. In addition, a relatively high chalcone concentration favors cycloaddition (98%), whereas a low chalcone concentration favors isomerization (98%).</p>","PeriodicalId":57,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":"14465-14471"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3000,"publicationDate":"2026-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Organic Chemistry","FirstCategoryId":"1","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.6c01920","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Designed anthraquinone photosensitizers enable selective switching between chalcone [2 + 2] cycloaddition and E/Z isomerization. The α-trifluoromethyl group drives isomerization (5:95), whereas the β-tert-butyl group with polychloro substituents promotes cycloaddition (98% yield), a result supported by DFT-derived triplet energies and binding energies. In addition, a relatively high chalcone concentration favors cycloaddition (98%), whereas a low chalcone concentration favors isomerization (98%).
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Journal of Organic Chemistry welcomes original contributions of fundamental research in all branches of the theory and practice of organic chemistry. In selecting manuscripts for publication, the editors place emphasis on the quality and novelty of the work, as well as the breadth of interest to the organic chemistry community.