Simply by applying electricity, the amination reaction of a broad variety of arenes, heteroarenes, and benzylic substrates is achieved. Pyridine serves as the nitrogen source and the intermediate cationic species are well-protected from over-oxidation.
Keywords: amination; electrochemistry; oxidative coupling; sustainable chemistry; synthetic methods.
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