Visible-Light Mediated Hydrosilylative and Hydrophosphorylative Cyclizations of Enynes and Dienes

Described herein is a visible-light mediated intermolecular radical cyclization approach to access heterocycles. Heteroatom radicals, such as silicon and phosphorus atom radicals, were generated via direct hydrogen atom abstraction by the photoexcited catalyst species with hydro-silanes and phosphine oxides. The radical addition/cyclization/HAT (hydrogen atom transfer) reaction sequences of 1,6-enynes and 1,6-dienes were highly efficient delivering the desired heterocycles in good yields.