A Plant Dye for Photocatalytic Methane Conversion

A metal-free natural dye has been developed to selectively convert methane to methyl trifluoroacetate (CH3TFA) using visible light, probably due to the formation of a chloride-bridged dimer undergoing fast intra-complex charge transfer. The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.