The C–H amination of electron-deficientarenes such as polyfluoroarenes and azole compounds with O-acylated hydroxylamines effectively proceeds in the presence of a copper catalyst even at room temperature to provide the corresponding anilines and aminoazoles in good yields.
A copper-catalyzed electrophilic, umpolung amination strategy for the direct C-H amination of polyfluoroarenes and 1,3-azoles has been developed. The copper-based amination reaction is robust and can be easily scaled up on a gram scale. Its application to an annulative electrophilic amination of o-alkynylphenols and -anilines for the synthesis of 3-aminobenzofurans and -indoles is also described.