Direct Coupling of Arylacetonitriles and Primary Alcohols to α-Alkylated Arylacetamides with Complete Atom Economy Catalyzed by a Rhodium Complex-Triphenylphosphine- Potassium Hydroxide System
作者:Feng Li、Xiaoyuan Zou、Nana Wang
DOI:10.1002/adsc.201401013
日期:2015.5.4
A direct synthesis of α‐alkylated arylacetamides from arylacetonitriles and primaryalcohols has been accomplished for the first time. In the presence of the rhodium complex [Rh(cod)Cl]2/triphenylphosphine/potassiumhydroxidesystem, the desired α‐alkylated arylacetamides were obtained in 74–92% yield under microwave conditions. The experimental results in this paper are in sharp contrast with previous