Photophysical Properties and Redox Potentials of Photosensitizers for Organic Photoredox Transformations

Photoredox catalysis has proven to be a powerful tool in synthetic organic chemistry. The rational design of photosensitizers with improved photocatalytic performance constitutes a major advancement in photoredox organic transformations. This review will summarize the fundamental ground-state and excited-state photophysical and electrochemical attributes of molecular photosensitizers that are important determinants of their photocatalytic reactivity.