Iron catalyzed oxidative assembly of N-heteroaryl and aryl metal reagents using oxygen as an oxidant

Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 Jan 21;51(6):1124-7. doi: 10.1039/c4cc08494b.

Abstract

An equivalent amount of N-heteroaryl and aryl Grignard or lithium reagents, after mediation by an equivalent of titanate, was facilely coupled to furnish N-heteroaryl-aryl compounds under the catalysis of FeCl3/TMEDA at ambient temperature using oxygen as an oxidant. Most of the common N-heteroaryls were all good candidates, and thus provided a general, green and pratical protocol for the flexible construction of various N-heteroaryl-aryl structures.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Catalysis
  • Iron / chemistry*
  • Metals / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nicotine / chemistry
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Oxygen / chemistry*

Substances

  • Metals
  • Nicotine
  • Iron
  • Oxygen