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Reusable GaN Nanowire Mediated Photocatalytic Reaction

The development of homogeneous photoredox catalysts in radical coupling reactions has been truly phenomenal, and the generation of new carbon–carbon bonds in an atom economical manner is a continuous pursuit in synthetic organic chemistry. This enables the production of many pharmaceutical compounds and bio-active molecules. The use of photoredox catalysts has quickly realized the huge potential in organic synthesis to afford facile coupling reactions enabled by photo-energy. Many excellent examples have been seen in the literature, including couplings of carbonyl-a-radicals [ 1 ] and ketyl radicals (e.g. the Pinacol Coupling Reaction, PCR) [ 2 ]. However, despite many successful applications of photoredox catalysts in radical coupling reactions, with some exceptions the scarce and expensive ruthenium (Ru) and iridium (Ir)-based homogeneous catalysts are predominantly used, which are difficult to isolate and recycle at the end of the reactions. Over the past few years, engineering of g...