DOE OSTI · 2396673
Light-driven C–H activation mediated by 2D transition metal dichalcogenides
Abstract
C–H bond activation enables the facile synthesis of new chemicals. While C–H activation in short-chain alkanes has been widely investigated, it remains largely unexplored for long-chain organic molecules. Here, we report light-driven C–H activation in complex organic materials mediated by 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) and the resultant solid-state synthesis of luminescent carbon dots in a spatially-resolved fashion. We unravel the efficient H adsorption and a lowered energy barrier of C–C coupling mediated by 2D TMDCs to promote C–H activation and carbon dots synthesis. Our results shed light on 2D materials for C–H activation in organic compounds for applications in organic chemistry, environmental remediation, and photonic materials.
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Li, Jingang, Zhang, Di, Guo, Zhongyuan, Chen, Zhihan, Jiang, Xi, Larson, Jonathan M., Zhu, Haoyue, Zhang, Tianyi, Gu, Yuqian, Blankenship, Brian W., Chen, Min, Wu, Zilong, Huang, Suichu, Kostecki, Robert, Minor, Andrew M., Grigoropoulos, Costas P., Akinwande, Deji, Terrones, Mauricio, Redwing, Joan M., Li, Hao, Zheng, Yuebing. 2024-07-02. Light-driven C–H activation mediated by 2D transition metal dichalcogenides. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49783-z
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