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

Abstract

1-(<i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-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 <i>N</i>-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.