Recent advances in photo-induced organic synthesis in water

The application of water in chemical synthesis has been a hot research field in green and sustainable chemistry. With the development of photochemical synthesis, photocatalysis in water has emerged as a green and efficient approach for organic transformations and new bond formations. Herein, we review recent progress in photo-induced organic synthesis in water, presenting different reaction models and bond formation types. In this regard, carbon-carbon bond and carbon-hereto bond formations, difunctionalization of alkenes, and selective oxidation conducted in water were discussed. The application of the photosynthesis in water in the field of chemobiology and medicine is also briefly described.