Visible-Light-Promoted Multistep Tandem Reaction of Vinyl Azides toward the Formation of 1-Tetralones.

A visible-light-driven multistep tandem reaction between vinyl azides and alkyl bromides has been developed leading to the formation of tetralone skeletons under mild conditions, which can be easily scaled up to the gram scale. Various 1-tetralone derivatives are synthesized and transformed into desired products in good to high yields.