title: Graphitic carbon nitride polymer as a recyclable photoredox catalyst for fluoroalkylation of arenes.
abstract: Heterogeneous catalysis for trifluoromethylations and perfluoroalkylations has been performed. Through the usage of cheap, metal-free and recyclable mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride (mpg-CN) it was possible to fluoroalkylate various arenes by the reductive activation of sulfonyl chlorides with visible light. Thus, we were able to demonstrate the robustness and versatility of mpg-CN as a photoredox catalyst beyond water splitting and the activation of oxygen.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin (Germany).
authors.forename: Moritz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baar
authors.forename: Siegfried
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blechert
keywords: C3N4; carbon nitride; fluoroalkylation; heterogeneous photoredox catalysis; trifluoromethylation; visible light