As part of our ongoing study of coordination complexes featuring a heavy main group element and a late transition metal, we have investigated the photochemistry of antimony-platinum and antimony-palladium complexes whose core can be reversibly oxidized by two electrons. In this presentation, we will describe a series of new results in which we show that related antimony-gold complexes support the light-driven elimination of a halogen equivalent from the antimony center. We will also report that such main group-centered photoreductive eliminations can also occur in heavy group 14 – platinum complexes. These results will help support the notion that main group compounds may be well adapted for the conversion of solar energy into chemical fuel.

Photochemistry of main group / late transition metal complexes

255th National Meeting (2018)

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