Photocatalysis for
organic synthesis has experienced an exponential
growth in the past 10 years. However, the variety of experimental
procedures that have been reported to perform photon-based catalyst
excitation has hampered the establishment of general protocols to
convert visible light into chemical energy. To address this issue,
we have designed an integrated photoreactor for enhanced photon capture
and catalyst excitation. Moreover, the evaluation of this new reactor
in eight photocatalytic transformations that are widely employed in
medicinal chemistry settings has confirmed significant performance
advantages of this optimized design while enabling a standardized
protocol