Metal-free, visible light activation of 4CzIPN for the radical addition of aminoalkyl radicals to allenoates.

Allenoates are versatile synthetic building blocks, yet their photocatalytic transformations remain underexplored and mostly rely on precious metal catalysts. Herein, we report a mild, noble-metal-free photocatalytic system using 4CzIPN as the photocatalyst, enabling efficient visible-light-driven addition of allenoates with Het/Ar-substituted tertiary amines. This protocol features broad substrate scope and high atom economy. Moreover, it clarifies the reaction selectivity mechanism, opening a new avenue for selective allenoate functionalization.