Organic Synthesis Mediated by Carbon Nitride Photocatalysis and Photocharged Carbon Nitrides

, sacrificial oxidant to mediate a few net-oxidative photocatalytic transformations. Among the products of the developed synthetic methods are highly fluorescent heterocycles, artificial flavoring agents, and precursors for organic synthesis. While g-CNs are typically used by the community as photocatalysts under continuous light illumination (the sensitizer is regenerated many times in the catalytic cycle), our group contributed to understanding the ability of this class of materials to undergo photocharging, i.e., to store charges by forming long-lived radical species. We applied photocharged carbon nitrides as donors of electrons and protons in the dark in a series of organic transformations. We outline the current challenges and future development prospects of carbon nitride-mediated organic synthesis. At the same time, we provide guidance on the development of organic catalytic systems and material design at the molecular level.