Toward the Waste-Free Synthesis of Fine Chemicals with Visible Light

Progress in photochemistry and concomitant significant advances in flow chemistry, nanochemistry, and solid state lighting from the past decade hold the potential to make visible-light photocatalysis part of the synthetic tools used by the fine chemical and pharmaceutical industries for the production of active ingredients. This study identifies key advances and remaining gaps toward the widespread adoption of heterogeneously catalyzed processes using visible photons for manufacturing functional molecules on a large scale.