Visible Light Induced Photocatalytic Conversion of Enamines into Amides

Abstract

A series of enamines were photocatalytically cleaved to produce amide products under simple visible-light irradiation from a 45 W household light bulb. Mechanistically, the reactions appear to involve photosensitized formation of a singlet oxygen intermediate and a subsequent [2+2] cycloaddition event.

Key words

photochemistry - catalysis - enamines - amides

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