Issue 19, 2018

Oxidative C(sp3)–H amidation of tertiary arylamines with nitriles

Abstract

The first amidation of tertiary arylamines with nitriles via a cascade dehydrogenation/heterocoupling/addition reaction between α-C–H bonds of tertiary amines and nitrogen atoms of nitriles has been developed. The use of copper(I) iodide as a Lewis acid catalyst, N-hydroxyphthalimide as a free radical initiator, and 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl as not only an oxidant but also a nucleophile enabled the conversion of tertiary aromatic amines with nitriles into secondary amides.

Graphical abstract: Oxidative C(sp3)–H amidation of tertiary arylamines with nitriles

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
30 Jul 2018
Accepted
31 Aug 2018
First published
03 Sep 2018

Org. Chem. Front., 2018,5, 2860-2863

Oxidative C(sp3)–H amidation of tertiary arylamines with nitriles

B. Lin, S. Shi, Y. Cui, Y. Liu, G. Tang and Y. Zhao, Org. Chem. Front., 2018, 5, 2860 DOI: 10.1039/C8QO00794B

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