Copper-catalyzed intermolecular C-H amination of (hetero)arenes via transient unsymmetrical λ³-iodanes

J Am Chem Soc. 2014 May 14;136(19):6920-8. doi: 10.1021/ja502174d. Epub 2014 Apr 30.

Abstract

A one-pot two-step method for intermolecular C-H amination of electron-rich heteroarenes and arenes has been developed. The approach is based on a room-temperature copper-catalyzed regioselective reaction of the in situ formed unsymmetrical (hetero)aryl-λ(3)-iodanes with a wide range of primary and secondary aliphatic amines and anilines.