The invention discloses a method for preparing a
cyclobutene skeleton compound through visible light
catalysis. The invention specifically discloses a preparation method of a
cyclobutene compound, which comprises the following step: in a
solvent, in the presence of a photocatalyst and under the
irradiation of visible light, carrying out cyclization reaction on a
conjugated diene compound I to obtain a
cyclobutene compound II. According to the preparation method, a cheap catalytic
system is adopted, the reaction condition is mild, the electro-cyclization reaction of the
conjugated diene compound can be efficiently realized, and the preparation method has good functional group compatibility, substrate applicability and
atom economy and meets the development requirements of
green chemistry. In addition, the method needs a small amount of a photocatalyst, the reaction process is simple and efficient, and the method has good operation convenience and industrial application potential.