Yen-Chu Lu

Improved Photocatalysis in Diisocyanide-Supported Heteroleptic Four-Coordinate Copper(I) β-Diketiminate Complexes

Abstract Developing robust, sustainable molecular photosensitizers that combine strong visible-light absorption, long excited-state lifetimes, and potent redox reactivity remains a fundamental challenge in photoredox catalysis. Cu(I) complexes are promising earth-abundant alterna...

Luminescent Three-Coordinate Copper(I) Complexes Supported by an 8-Aryl-1-Naphthyl-Substituted “Sandwich” NacNac Ligand

Abstract Sterically encumbered β-diketiminate (NacNac) ligands are widely used in several contexts, and our group recently showed they are effective at preventing excited-state distortion in copper(I) chromophores and increasing their lifetime. This work introduces compounds base...