AbstractThe typical Birch reduction transforms arenes into cyclohexa‐1,4‐dienes by using alkali metals, an alcohol as a proton source, and an amine as solvent. Capitalizing on the strong photoreductive properties of peri‐xanthenoxanthene (PXX), herein we report the photocatalyzed “Birch‐type” reduction of acenes by employing visible blue light irradiation at room temperature in the presence of air. Upon excitation at 405 or 460 nm in the presence of a mixture of N,N‐diisopropylethylamine (DIPEA) and trifluoromethanesulfonimide (HNTf2) in DMSO, PXX photocatalyzes the selective reduction of full‐carbon acene derivatives (24–75 %). Immobilization of PXX onto polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) beads (PXX‐PDMS) allowed the use of the catalyst in heterogeneous batch reactions, giving 9‐phenyl‐9,10‐dihydroanthracene in high yield (68 %). The catalyst could easily be recovered and reused, with no notable drop in performance observed after five reaction cycles. Integration of the PXX‐PDMS beads into a microreactor enabled the reduction of acenes under continuous‐flow conditions, thereby validating the sustainability and scalability of this heterogeneous‐phase approach.
摘要典型的 Birch 还原法是利用碱金属、作为质子源的醇和作为溶剂的胺将烯烃转化为环己-1,4-二烯。利用过呫吨呫吨(PXX)的强光电还原性,我们在此报告了在室温、空气存在的情况下,利用可见蓝光照射光催化 "桦树型 "还原烯的情况。在 N,N-二异丙基乙胺(DIPEA)和三氟甲烷磺酰亚胺(HNTf2)在二甲基亚砜(DMSO)中的混合物存在下,PXX 在 405 或 460 纳米波长的激发下,光催化全碳烯衍生物的选择性还原(24-75%)。将 PXX 固定在聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)珠(PXX-PDMS)上可将催化剂用于异相批量反应,从而获得高产率(68%)的 9-苯基-9,10-二氢蒽。催化剂很容易回收和重复使用,经过五个反应周期后,性能没有明显下降。将 PXX-PDMS 珠子集成到微反应器中,可在连续流动条件下还原烯烃,从而验证了这种异相方法的可持续性和可扩展性。