This document discusses photoactive dyes and their application in photodynamic therapy (PDT). It outlines the aims of using the photoactive dye Neutral Red in a light-promoted reaction to synthesize target compounds. While initial reactions showed low yields of the target compounds, introducing a light source helped overcome activation barriers and allowed the reactions to go to completion with good yields. Future work involves further studying the photochemistry and mechanistic pathways of the reactions to better control and optimize the process.