The synthesis of organic molecules, both big and small, requires efficient processes to access new materials in efficient ways. Catalysis can offer novel methods to deliver new chemical species in economical and sustainable ways.
Radical cations are reactive intermediates that can help merge both radical and ionic intermediates, giving access to new reaction pathways and novel molecules/materials. This talk will present our recent work in the development of a novel photocatalyst that allows access to radical cation intermediates with unprecedented efficiency. This has been demonstrated in synthesis of complex small-molecules, along with enabling a new approach to the grafting of polymers to a variety of molecules and materials.