Selective metal-free amination and Diels-Alder reactions are described in the furan series, leading to polysubstituted anilines or to stable oxabicyclic adducts in high yield. Interestingly, anilines are conveniently prepared through a novel one-pot, two-step amination/Diels-Alder procedure from commercially available 5-bromo-2-furaldehyde.
Cu/Ag-Cocatalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Amination and CuCl<sub>2</sub>-Mediated Aerobic Oxidative Chloroamination of Maleimides
An efficient Cu(OAc)2/Ag2CO3-cocatalyzed approach for the synthesis of 3-aminomaleimides and 3-amino-4-indolylmaleimides has been developed with satisfactory yields. A series of primary and secondary amines are compatible with this reaction. In addition, treatment of maleimides with primary amines using 1 equiv. of CuCl2 leads to the formation of chloroamination products such as 3-amino-4-chloromaleimides