Photoexcitation of Reduced, Molecular Flavins and their Application in Catalysis (B07)

• Subject Area: Organic Molecular Chemistry - Synthesis and Characterisation
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 444632635

This research programme focusses on the design and application of molecular, reduced flavin catalysts as one-electron donors in organic transformations upon excitation with light. Defined catalyst-substrate interactions are expected to be crucial for achieving efficient reactivity despite of short excited state lifetimes. This assembly formation is also the key for achieving positional and stereoselectivity in the proposed catalytic reactions. Carbon-carbon bond formation after initial one-electron reduction of substrates is the common theme of all outlined transformations and the products display valuable structural motifs in organic synthesis.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 325: Assembly Controlled Chemical Photocatalysis
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität München (TUM)
• Project Head: Dr. Golo Trutz Benjamin Storch