Photoinduced Silylation of N -Heteroarenes and Unsaturated Benzamides with Naphthalimide-Based Organic Photocatalysts.

Described herein is the development of a general strategy for the silylation of N -heteroaromatics and unsaturated benzamides via the rational designing of an efficient organic photocatalyst. The process features operational simplicity, mild reaction conditions, and the use of readily prepared naphthalimide (NI)-based organic photocatalysts. Notably, both inert trialkylhydrosilanes and arylhydrosilanes are well tolerated with this protocol.