The present application relates to the field of heterocyclic synthesis and the field of organic
photocatalysis, in particular to a preparation method and application of pyrrolo [3,4-c]
pyrrole-1,3(2H,5H)-dione derivatives. The present application realizes one-step synthesis of a new photocatalyst, pyrrolo [3,4-c]
pyrrole-1,3(2H,5H)-dione derivatives, from
tetrahydroisoquinoline and
methylene succinimide compounds under
catalysis of elemental
iodine in an
air atmosphere. The technical scheme has the following advantages: (1) the required
reagent is stable in nature, does not need pretreatment, is cheap and easy to obtain; (2) one-pot synthesis, obvious
economic advantage in steps, no need for water-free and
oxygen-free operation, time and labor saving; (3) the molecule itself does not contain
metal elements, and no
transition metal catalyst is needed, which fundamentally eliminates the problem of
metal residues; (4) the use of cheap elemental
iodine catalysis reduces environmental
pollution and saves reaction cost; (5) the series of derivatives all have suitable oxidation-reduction potentials, and can be used as photocatalysts to catalyze multiple reactions; (5) as a catalyst, the
catalytic efficiency is high, and only 0.5-1% loading is needed to catalyze the reaction.