The present invention provides a method for the hydrodehalogenation of halogenated alkanes promoted by visible light, and belongs to the technical field of
organic synthesis. The present invention carries out the hydrodehalogenation of halogenated alkanes under the condition of visible light illumination, and initiates free radicals under the promotion of visible light to realize the cleavage of the carbon-
halogen bond of the halogenated alkanes to generate
alkyl free radicals, and simultaneously utilizes mercaptan to provide a
hydrogen source to generate a reduction hydrogenation product, and the addition of an organic amine is conducive to the capture of the
halogen free radicals generated by the reaction, thereby improving the
reaction rate and having a high yield. The method of the present invention is simple to operate, and the
reaction conditions are mild, and the reaction can occur at
room temperature. The
hydrogen source is mercaptan, and has good tolerance to reducible functional groups such as carbon-carbon double bonds, ester groups, and cyano groups, and therefore has good functional group tolerance and a wide range of substrates.