Intramolecular CH amination reactions: Exploitation of the Rh2 (II)-catalyzed decomposition of azidoacrylates

…, BE Leslie, AL Pumphrey, TG Driver

Index: Stokes, Benjamin J.; Dong, Huijun; Leslie, Brooke E.; Pumphrey, Ashley L.; Driver, Tom G. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2007 , vol. 129, # 24 p. 7500 - 7501

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Abstract

Rhodium (II) perfluorobutyrate-mediated decomposition of vinyl azides provides a new, mild entry into Rh2 (II) nitrenoid chemistry. This methodology allows rapid access to a variety of complex, functionalized N-heterocycles in two steps from commercially available starting materials.