Organic dye photocatalyzed alpha-oxyamination through irradiation with visible light

Rose Bengal, an organic dye, was used as a visible light photocatalyst to investigate novel alpha-oxyamination reactions between 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and a free radical (TEMPO). Compounds that are difficult to obtain such as quaternary fluorinated compounds were synthesized using this method. This visible light photocatalytic reaction can also be performed in water.