Visible-light mediated carbamoyl radical addition to heteroarenes.

The generation of carbamoyl radicals, followed by their addition to heteroarenes, was performed under mild conditions through a metal-free photocatalyzed decarboxylation of oxamic acids. The process has been applied to the carbamoylation of heteroaromatic bases using α-aminoacid-derived oxamic acids, leading to the corresponding amides without racemization.