Due to their electron-deficiency perylene monoimide (PMI) and perylene diimides (PDI) often serve as sensitizers in oxidative catalysis. However, a few reports exist focussing on the use of rylene chromophores in intramolecular dyads for light-driven reduction reactions. For instance, Wasielewski et al. studied the impact of PMI and PDI as well as naphthalene-imide chromophores coupled to Re I and Mn I -based carbon dioxide reduction catalysts.