Metallaphotoredox-Mediated C-sp2-H Hydroxylation of Arenes under Aerobic Conditions

The direct hydroxylation of 2-arylpyridines and 2-arylbenzothiazoles via the merger of organic photoredox and metal catalysis is reported where 4CzIPN is used as the visible-light photocatalyst and Pd(OAc)(2) as the metal catalyst. This method has been employed to synthesize organic molecules exhibiting excited-state intramolecular proton transfer properties for generating tunable luminescence responses.