Metal-free C–H amination of unactivated hydrocarbons with sulfonylimino-λ3-bromanes generated in situ from (diacetoxybromo)benzene†
Abstract
A simple method for direct metal-free C–H amination of unactivated hydrocarbons using easy-handling diacetoxy-λ3-bromane and triflylamide or sulfamate esters was developed. The high 2°/3° regioselectivities and deuterium isotope effects suggest a concerted organonitrenoid transition state, analogous to C–H amination with N-triflylimino-λ3-bromane.