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ArticleJournal of computational chemistry2025

Understanding the Mechanism of Triplet-Triplet Energy Transfer in the Photocatalytic [2 + 2] Cycloaddition: Insights From Quantum Chemical Modeling.

Eunji Lee, Hyejin Moon, Jiyong Park, Mu-Hyun Baik

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Article in Journal of computational chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Eunji LeeDepartment of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8925-2954
Hyejin MoonDepartment of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4862-5136
Jiyong ParkDepartment of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3225-4510
Mu-Hyun BaikDepartment of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8832-8187

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Institute for Basic Science IBS-R10-A1
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Abstract

We investigate the mechanism of [2 + 2] photocycloaddition reaction of 3-(but-3-enyl)oxyquinolone using a chiral xanthone-containing triplet sensitizer. Quantum chemical computer models were utilized to examine the substrate-catalyst encounter complex structures, which were classified into syn- and anti-adducts. The photoactivation steps of the substrate were analyzed based on the Marcus equation of electron transfer, including intersystem crossings (ISC) and outer sphere triplet-triplet energy transfer (TTEnT). Our results show that the calculated rates of ISC are comparable for the two adducts, while the rates of TTEnT differ due to the orbital overlap between the donor and acceptor sites. After the TTEnT, a stereospecific cyclization occurs, completing the catalytic cycle. We propose a strategy to improve stereoselectivity by exploiting the intrinsic difference in TTEnT rates between the two encounter complex isomers.

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chiral inductionmarcus theoryphotocatalysisphotocycloadditiontriplet‐triplet energy transfer

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PMID40497355
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