Molecular-iodine-catalyzed aerobic photooxidative C-C bond formation between tertiary amines and carbon nucleophiles

This paper reports a useful method for molecular-iodine-catalyzed aerobic photooxidative C-C bond formation between tertiary amines and carbon nucleophiles. This reaction provides a practical method for C-C bond formation through the use of molecular iodine, harmless visible light irradiation, and molecular oxygen as the terminal oxidant.