Selective catalytic Hofmann N-alkylation of poor nucleophilic amines and amides with catalytic amounts of alkyl halides
作者:Qing Xu、Huamei Xie、Er-Lei Zhang、Xiantao Ma、Jianhui Chen、Xiao-Chun Yu、Huan Li
DOI:10.1039/c6gc00938g
日期:——
A selective Hofmann N-alkylation reaction of amines/amides catalytic in alkylhalides is achieved by using alcohols as the alkylating reagents, affording mono- or di-alkylated amines/amides in high selectivities.
We have developed a general and efficient method for copper-catalyzedamidation of saturated C−H bonds under mild conditions, and the used substrates include benzylic reagents, the N,N-dimethylaniline derivatives, the free carboxamides, and sulfonamides. The protocol uses inexpensive and readily available CuBr/N-halosuccinimide (NBS or NCS) as the catalyst/oxidant, so it provides practical applications