A copper-catalyzed C-H amidation process, with azides as amino sources under oxidant-free conditions, has been developed. When N-heterocycles were employed as directing groups, sulfonylazide and benzoylazide could be used as amidating reagents to provide corresponding N-arylamides. When amidines or imine were used, tandem C-N/N-N bond formation occurred to afford indazole derivatives in one pot.
Rhodium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Amidation of Arenes with Sulfonyl Azides via Chelation-Assisted C–H Bond Activation
We report the direct amidation of arene C-H bonds using sulfonyl azides as the amino source to release N(2) as the single byproduct. The reaction is catalyzed by a cationic rhodium complex under external oxidant-free conditions in the atmospheric environment. A broad range of chelate group-containing arenes are selectively amidated with excellent functional group tolerance, thus opening a new avenue