An oxidation strategy of benzyl C-H compounds, halides, alkenes, alkynes or alcohols mediated by butanedione, which can efficiently prepare
alcohol,
aldehyde,
ketone or
carboxylic acid compounds by using 1o, 2oor 3obenzyl C-H compounds, halides, alkenes, alkynes or alcohols as raw materials, adding butanedione, acid and
solvent, and then irradiating under
oxygen condition by visible light. The method provides an oxidation method for many natural products, drugs and materials, which does not need traditional oxidants, does not use
transition metal catalysts, uses cheap butanedione as
photosensitizer, uses water as
solvent, and efficiently oxidizes 1o, 2oor 3obenzyl C-H compounds, halides, alkenes, alkynes or alcohols to prepare
alcohol,
aldehyde,
ketone and
carboxylic acid compounds under the induction of visible light. The whole production process is green, low-cost, wide-substrate applicability, high-yield, simple operation, no explosion risk, and has very significant advantages compared with the previous production process.