A novel cross-dehydrogenative C(sp2)–H amination catalyzed by an organic photocatalyst is reported. The reaction is mediated by 2-tert-butylanthraquinone as a photocatalyst, harmless visible light, and aerobic oxygen as the sole oxidant without a transition-metal catalyst and or external oxidant.

A metal-free photo-oxidative intermolecular C–H/C–H coupling reaction of thiophenes is demonstrated with carbonyls using a catalytic amount of molecular iodine. In this system, molecular oxygen in the air acted as a terminal oxidant to regenerate molecular iodine. A mechanistic study was also performed.

The intermolecular cyclopropanation of aromatic olefins with activated methylene compounds using iodine and visible light irradiation was described. This reaction proceeds under rare-metal-free conditions. Styrenes with various substituted groups (alkyl and electron-withdrawing groups) provided corresponding cyclopropanes in moderate to good yields.

A novel and efficient approach for the synthesis of quinazolines by aerobic photooxidation with an iodine reagent at room temperature is reported. This method uses harmless visible light from compact fluorescent lamps and molecular oxygen as the sole oxidant without the need for a transition-metal catalyst or harsh reaction conditions.

We developed an aerobic photooxidative synthesis of peroxybenzoic acids from toluenes using anthraquinone-2-carboxylic acid (AQN-2-CO2H) as a photocatalyst. We also found a one-pot epoxidation reaction of alkenes using 4-tert-butylperoxybenzoic acid produced in situ by aerobic photooxidative synthesis.

We report an efficient method for the synthesis of pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives using sequential [3 + 2] cycloaddition/oxidative aromatization reactions catalyzed by methylene blue with fluorescent light irradiation under an oxygen atmosphere. The products were obtained in moderate to good yields.

This study reports a safe, mild, and environmentally benign synthetic method toward 2-aryl-4-quinazolinones from aromatic aldehydes and aminobenzamides through a cyclization–oxidation sequence using a catalytic amount of iodine, which serves as both a Lewis acid and an oxidant, harmless visible light irradiation, and molecular oxygen as the terminal oxidant.

We have developed a metal-free synthetic method for 3-nitroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines from nitroalkenes and 2-aminopyridines using catalytic amounts of iodine and aqueous hydrogen peroxide as a terminal oxidant.

We developed a synthetic method toward benzoyl cyanide through aerobic photooxidation of benzyl cyanide in the presence of carbon tetrabromide under visible light irradiation with fluorescent lamps.

We report an aerobic photooxidative direct asymmetric aldol reaction using water as the solvent. In this reaction, primary benzyl alcohols are oxidized into benzaldehydes under an oxygen atmosphere using anthraquinone-2-sodium sulfonate monohydrate as an organophotocatalyst. Stereoselective aldol reactions then proceed using a proline-type organocatalyst.

We developed the aerobic photooxidative bromination of aromatic compounds using carbon tetrabromide in the presence of anthraquinone-2-carboxylic acid under visible light irradiation.

A convenient metal-free oxidation protocol of various cyclic acetals with molecular oxygen and anthraquinone-2-carboxylic acid under visible light irradiation by a fluorescent lamp afforded their corresponding hydroxyalkyl esters.

The synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfones from alkenes and sodium sulfinates under aerobic oxidative conditions was achieved in the presence of a catalytic amount of molecular iodine. Molecular oxygen in air serves as the terminal oxidant and the catalytic amount of molecular iodine acts as the sulfonyl radical initiator and peroxide reductant.

A useful method for molecular iodine catalyzed oxidative C–C bond formation between tertiary amines and a carbon nucleophile using hydrogen peroxide as the terminal oxidant is reported. This is the first report of a molecular iodine catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) reaction between two sp3 C–H bonds.

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.

We developed an efficient method for the generation of hydrogen peroxide by aerobic photooxidation of 2-propanol using anthraquinone-2-carboxylic acid and molecular oxygen in air and visible light from fluorescent lamps. One-pot epoxidation of α,β-unsaturated ketones using the generated hydrogen peroxide is also reported.

We developed direct aerobic photooxidation of 1,3-diketones to corresponding carboxylic acids in the presence of a catalytic amount of 2-chloroanthraquinone under visible light irradiation from fluorescent lamps.

We developed aerobic photooxidative oxylactonization of oxocarboxylic acids catalyzed by calcium iodide using molecular oxygen as the terminal oxidant under photo irradiation.

We developed an aerobic photooxidative cleavage of epoxides to carboxylic acids using a catalytic quantity of magnesium bromide and molecular oxygen as the terminal oxidant, under photoirradiation with a high-pressure mercury lamp.

We developed efficient aerobic photooxidative oxylactonizations of oxocarboxylic acids promoted by trifluoroacetic anhydride with molecular oxygen as the terminal oxidant in the fluorous solvent FC-72.

We report a useful method for the facile synthesis of aromatic esters from benzyl alcohols with molecular oxygen and catalytic tetrabromomethane in alcohol under visible light irradiation with a fluorescent lamp. This is the first metal-free reaction using molecular oxygen as the terminal oxidant.

This paper reports a useful method for facile direct syntheses of aromatic methyl esters from methyl aromatics by aerobic photo-oxidation using anthraquinone-2,3-dicarboxylic acid as an organophotocatalyst.

We developed an efficient dihydroperoxidation protocol of various carbonyl compounds with molecular oxygen and anthraquinone in 2-propanol under visible light irradiation with a fluorescent lamp, which produced corresponding gem-dihydroperoxides in high yields.

We report a useful method for a facile synthesis of carboxylic acids from methyl aromatics by aerobic photooxidation using VIS irradiation and easily handled 2-chloroanthraquinone as organic catalysts under mild conditions such as an air atmosphere and ambient pressure and temperature. This is a more environmentally benign oxidation than previous methods, which require drastic reaction conditions.

A one-pot synthetic protocol of acetophenones from styrenes with molecular oxygen, visible light, and molecular iodine is reported. This procedure involves aerobic photo-oxidation and deiodination in one pot and provides the first report of metal-free direct syntheses of acetophenones from styrenes.

We report a useful method for facile aerobic photo-oxidative synthesis of α-diketones from alkynes with MgBr2·OEt2. This procedure provides a practical synthetic method of α-diketones using easily handled bromine sources, harmless visible light, and molecular oxygen as terminal oxidant.We report a useful method for facile aerobic photo-oxidative synthesis of α-diketones from alkynes with MgBr2·OEt2. This procedure provides a practical synthetic method of α-diketones using easily handled bromine sources, harmless visible light, and molecular oxygen as terminal oxidant.

The facile synthesis of α,α-dibromoacetophenones from ethyl-substituted aromatics by aerobic photooxidation has been developed. This synthetic method achieves oxidative dibromination of aromatic ethyl groups by using inexpensive and easily handled bromine sources, harmless visible light and molecular oxygen.

It was found that β-ketoesters were directly transformed to the corresponding α-hydroxymalonic esters, tartronic esters, with molecular oxygen catalyzed by calcium iodide under visible light irradiation from fluorescent lamp. This reaction includes tandem oxidation/rearrangement and has received much attention from the viewpoint of reduction of energy consumption, labor, and solvents.

A useful method for facile synthesis of aromatic methyl esters from methyl aromatics via dimethyl acetals by aerobic photo-oxidation using inexpensive and easily handled CBr4 as catalyst is reported. This is the first example for direct preparation of the corresponding aromatic methyl esters from methyl aromatics.

gem-Dihydroperoxides were easily obtained from the corresponding carbonyl compounds in high yields through a catalyst-free method with aqueous H2O2 (35%) in 1,2-dimethoxyethane at room temperature.

The direct synthesis of α-bromoketones from alkylarenes by aerobic photooxidation with hydrobromic acid is reported. The key success for this direct oxidative reaction is due to control of bromination with acetic acid and ethanol, which are generated in situ by solvolysis of ethyl acetate in the course of the reaction.

Benzylamides were found to be oxidized to their corresponding diacylamines in the presence of molecular oxygen, catalytic 48% aq HBr, and Ca(OH)2 under visible light irradiation of a fluorescent lamp.Benzylamides were found to be oxidized to their corresponding diacylamines in the presence of molecular oxygen, catalytic 48% aq HBr, and Ca(OH)2 under visible light irradiation of a fluorescent lamp.

We report a useful method for facile aerobic photo-oxidative synthesis of α,α-dibromoacetophenones from aromatic alkynes with 48% aq HBr. This method provides the synthesis of α,α-dibromoacetophenones using inexpensive and easily handled bromine sources, harmless visible light, and molecular oxygen.

A catalytic amount of magnesium bromide diethyl etherate enables us to carry out the aerobic photo-oxidation of alcohols under irradiation of VIS from a general-purpose fluorescent lamp. Aliphatic primary alcohols, secondary alcohols and benzyl alcohols generally afforded the carboxylic acids directly in good to high yield. The bromine radical is thought to be generated in situ by continuous aerobic photo-oxidation of the bromo anion from MgBr2·Et2O, and to effect this oxidation reaction.

A catalytic amount of magnesium bromide diethyl etherate (MgBr2·Et2O) enables us to carry out the aerobic photo-oxidation of a methyl group at the aromatic nucleus to the corresponding carboxylic acid in high yield under irradiation of VIS from a general-purpose fluorescent lamp. The bromine radical is thought to be generated in situ by continuous aerobic photo-oxidation of the bromine anion from MgBr2·Et2O, and to effect this oxidation reaction.

A useful method for the aerobic oxidation of alcohols directly to the corresponding carboxylic acid or ketone with combination of sodium bromide and Amberlyst 15 (safe and inexpensive reagents) under solar radiation is reported.

The direct synthesis of α-bromoketones from alkylarenes by aerobic photooxidation with hydrobromic acid is reported. The key success for this direct oxidative reaction is due to control of bromination with acetic acid and ethanol, which are generated in situ by solvolysis of ethyl acetate in the course of the reaction.

gem-Dihydroperoxides were easily obtained from the corresponding carbonyl compounds in high yields through a catalyst-free method with aqueous H2O2 (35%) in 1,2-dimethoxyethane at room temperature.