Light‐Mediated Aminocatalysis: The Dual‐Catalytic Ability Enabling New Enantioselective Route

Abstract

AbstractOver the last few decades, primary and secondary amines have been enormously used to trigger numerous valuable transformations. Likewise, modern‐day chemistry has witnessed the potentiality of visible‐light photoredox catalysis via single photoelectron transfer reactions. Recently, their synergistic effect has proved to be a crucial synthetic pillar, as several elegant protocols have their accessibility only under the cooperative action of this dual catalytic system. This catalytic system showcases a new green and sustainable synthetic approach which is advantageous from other methods. The emerging area of research demonstrates high efficiency of this dual‐catalytic system to access the plethora of molecular complexity enantioselectively. This Review comprises several momentous developments that surfaced in the last five years in the field of photoredox‐amine dual catalysis underpinning all types of synthetic transformations. By adapting the scope of each strategy, this Review will assist and inspire further development in this thriving field.