Tetrahedron Letters

Iodine-catalyzed, one-pot, three-component aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction of electron-rich arenes with aldehyde/carbamate combinations

J Jaratjaroonphong, S Krajangsri, V Reutrakul

Index: Jaratjaroonphong, Jaray; Krajangsri, Suppachai; Reutrakul, Vichai Tetrahedron Letters, 2012 , vol. 53, # 19 p. 2476 - 2479

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Abstract

Iodine is shown to be an efficient catalyst for a one-step, three-component aza-Friedel– Crafts reaction of activated arenes or heteroarenes with benzyl or tert-butyl carbamates in combination with a wide variety of aldehydes in toluene under 'open-flask'and mild conditions. In the presence of 5mol% of iodine in toluene at room temperature, the reaction gives the corresponding N-CBz or N-Boc protected α-branched amines, selectively, in ...