Metal-Free N–H Insertions of Donor/Acceptor Carbenes
摘要:
Synthetically useful transformations arise from the thermal decomposition of aryldiazoacetates in the presence of primary and secondary amines without the use of a metal catalyst. Thermally generated, free donor/acceptor carbenes directly undergo N-H insertion with amines through selective aza-ylide formation to afford a variety of a-amino esters in 53-96% yields.