Chemical Photocatalysis with 1-(N,N-Dimethylamino)pyrene

Abstract

1-(N,N-Dimethylamino)pyrene was applied as chemical photocatalyst for two different organic reactions: Both the photocatalytically driven nucleophilic addition of methanol to 1,1-diphenylethylene and the photocatalytic deprotection of N-phenylsulfonylindole gave the corresponding products in good yields and in a highly sustainable way after short irradiation with high-power LED. This concept can potentially be transferred to other photochemical reactions.

Key words

pyrene - chromophore - electron transfer - alkene - indole

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