Visible-Light-Mediated Metal-Free Difunctionalization of Alkenes with CO2 and Silanes or C(sp3)-H Alkanes

Catalytic alkene difunctionalization via Si-H and C-H activations represents an ideal atom- and step-economic pathway for quick assembly of molecular complexity. We herein developed a visible-light-promoted metal-free difunctionalization of alkenes using abundant CO2 and readily available Si-H and C(sp(3))-H bonds as feedstocks. Through the merger of photoredox and hydrogen-atom-transfer catalysis, a variety of value-added compounds, such as beta-silacarboxylic acids and acids bearing a gamma-heteroatom (e.g., N, O, S) could be directly accessed from simple alkenes in a redox-neutral fashion.