pH-Mediated Selective Synthesis of N-Allylic Alkylation or N-Alkylation Amines with Allylic Alcohols via an Iridium Catalyst in Water

J Org Chem. 2021 Nov 5;86(21):15509-15521. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01930. Epub 2021 Oct 13.

Abstract

Amination of allylic alcohols is an effective approach in the facile synthesis of N-allylic alkylation or N-alkylation amines. Recently, a series of catalysts were devised to push forward this transformation. However, current synthetic methods are typically limited to achieve either N-allylic alkylation or N-alkylation products via a certain catalyst. In this article, a pH-mediated selective synthesis of N-allylic alkylation or N-alkylation amines with allylic alcohols via an iridium catalyst with water as the environmental benign solvent is revealed, enabling the miscellaneous synthesis of N-allylic alkylation and N-alkylation products in outstanding yields. Furthermore, a gram-scale experiment with low catalyst loading offers the potential to access a distinct entry for the synthesis of the antifungal drug naftifine.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alcohols
  • Alkylation
  • Amines*
  • Catalysis
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Iridium*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Water

Substances

  • Alcohols
  • Amines
  • Water
  • Iridium