Catalyst-free visible light-promoted defunctionalization of alkyl isocyanides with a hydrosilane through C-N bond cleavage

Org Biomol Chem. 2024 Mar 27;22(13):2562-2565. doi: 10.1039/d4ob00173g.

Abstract

A radical initiator-free defunctionalization reaction of alkyl isocyanides with a hydrosilane has been established through C-N bond cleavage under catalyst-free visible light irradiation. Various alkyl isocyanides participated in the defunctionalization with tris(trimethylsilyl)silane under blue light irradiation at room temperature, delivering the reduced products in good yields with high chemoselectivity.