Light-Induced Organic Transformations

Applications in Synthesis, Biomass Conversion, and Polymer Recycling 2 Volume Set
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-3-527-35590-7
Verlag: Wiley-VCH GmbH

Buch, Englisch, 960 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm

Photochemical organic transformations from small molecules to polymer recycling

Photochemical reactions provide distinctive reactivity unattainable through conventional thermal methods, enabling sustainable synthesis under mild conditions. Light-Induced Organic Transformations: Applications in Synthesis, Biomass Conversion, and Polymer Recycling offers an in-depth treatment of recent advances. Assembled by an international team of experts, this reference covers foundational concepts, practical methodologies, and industrial applications.

Volume 1 addresses light-induced carbonylation, carboxylation, and decarbonylation reactions of small molecules, alongside transformations of alkanes and other hydrocarbons. Volume 2 shifts focus to photochemical conversion of biomass into fine and bulk chemicals as well as transformations of polymers.

Readers will also find: - Detailed photocatalytic strategies for converting greenhouse gases into value-added organic products under environmentally favorable reaction conditions
- Coverage of light-driven C-H bond functionalization reactions relevant to pharmaceutical and fine chemical manufacturing process development
- Methods for depolymerizing waste plastics using photochemical approaches, contributing to circular economy and sustainable materials recovery efforts

This reference serves organic chemists, catalytic chemists, polymer chemists, and chemical engineers working in sustainable synthesis, energy conversion, or polymer recycling. Researchers in both academia and the chemical industry will find targeted guidance for applying photochemical methods to current challenges in green and sustainable chemistry.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wu, Xiao-Feng

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Organische Chemie
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nachhaltigkeit, Grüne Technologien
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Energieeffizienz
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauökologie, Baubiologie, Bauphysik, Bauchemie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Verfahrenstechnik, Chemieingenieurwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Light Induced Carbonylation of Organic Halides and Arenes
2. Recent Advances in Photo-Induced C(sp3-H) Carbonylation
3. Advances in Photoinduced Carbonylation Using Carbon Monoxide
4. Light-Induced Carbonylative Transformations Based on the C1 Source
5. Studies on Decarbonylation
6. Decatungstate-Photocatalyzed Direct Functionalization of C-H Bonds
7. Carboxylation of Alkenes, Alkynes, and other Unsaturated Bonds
8. Light-Driven Decarboxylation Reactions
9. Engineering Active Sites for Selective Methane Valorization: A Review on Photocatalytic Pathways and Material Design
10. Transformation of C2-C4 Gaseous Alkanes
11. Photochemical Transformation of Liquid Alkanes
12. Visible-light-induced Borylation of Aryl Halides
13. Cyclization Reactions of a-Diazocarbonyl Compounds Enabled by Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis
14. Light-Induced Transformation of Alkynes and Others
15. Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Sustainable Gaseous Products: Technological Pathways, Reaction Mechanisms, and Catalyst Design
16. Photocatalysis for Biomass Conversion to Alcohols and Phenols
17. Light-induced Refining of Biomass to Lactic Acid
18. Photochemical Transformation of Poly(Aromatic Alkenes)
19. Photocatalytic Conversion of Polyethylene and Polypropylene: Mechanisms, Catalysts, and Sustainable Upcycling Strategies
20. Photocatalytic Conversion of Biomass: From Lignin to Polysaccharides
21. Photoinduced C-H Functionalization of Commodity Polymers

Über Autor(innen)

Xiao-Feng Wu is a professor of organic chemistry at thr Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS (DICP, China), and a research group leader at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Rostock (Germany). His research interests include carbonylation reactions, heterocycles synthesis, and the catalytic application of cheap metals.

Wei Shu is a professor at the Department of Chemistry at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech, China) since 2018. His research interests span over methodology development, asymmetric synthesis, medicinal chemistry, and material science.

Wen-Jing Xiao is a distinguished professor at the Central China Normal University (China) since 2003. His current research interests include the development of new synthetic methodologies and visible light photocatalysis.