Synthesis of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds via a visible-light-promoted organocatalytic aerobic oxidation

α,β-Unsaturated ketones and aldehydes have been synthesized from their corresponding silyl enol ethers in a straightforward protocol involving a visible-light promoted organocatalytic, aerobic oxidation reaction. A cheap organic dye was used catalytically in these reactions as the photosensitizer.