Metal-free, visible-light-promoted decarboxylative alkylation of Baylis–Hillman acetates withN-(acyloxy)phthalimides

A visible light-driven metal- and oxidant-free procedure for the decarboxylative alkylation of Baylis–Hillman acetates with N -(acyloxy)phthalimides to access trisubstituted alkyl acrylates under mild reaction conditions is reported.