Visible-light photoredox-catalyzed C–O bond cleavage of diaryl ethers by acridinium photocatalysts at room temperature

Abstract

The high bond energies of C–O bonds in biomass and its derivatives make their cleavage very challenging. Here, the authors report a photoredox-catalyzed C–O bond cleavage in diaryl ethers by acidolysis with an aryl carboxylic acid followed by hydrolysis in a one-pot manner.