Rhodium(II)-Catalyzed C(sp3 )-H Diamination of Arylcyclobutanes

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2022 Jul 25;61(30):e202205493. doi: 10.1002/anie.202205493. Epub 2022 Jun 13.

Abstract

Activated by multiple consecutive oxidative radical-polar crossover and desaturation processes, the selective diamination of arylcyclobutanes, which is difficult to perform by classical metallonitrene C-H insertion, was achieved in a short time by rhodium(II) catalysis using N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide (NFSI) as the oxidant and nitrogen source.

Keywords: Amination; Cyclobutanes; C−H Functionalization; Hydrogen Atom Transfer; Rhodium.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amination
  • Catalysis
  • Nitrogen
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Rhodium*

Substances

  • Rhodium
  • Nitrogen