AbstractAnilines are core motifs in a variety of important molecules including medicines, materials and agrochemicals. We report a straightforward procedure that allows access to new chemical space of anilines via their para‐C−H alkylation. The method utilizes commercially available catalytic H2O ⋅ B(C6F5)3 and is highly selective for para‐C‐alkylation (over N‐alkylation and ortho‐C‐alkylation) of anilines, with a wide scope in both the aniline substrates and alkene coupling partners. Readily available alkenes are used, and include new classes of alkene for the first time. The mild reaction conditions have allowed the procedure to be applied to the late‐stage‐functionalization of non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including fenamic acids and diclofenac. The formed novel NSAID derivatives display improved anti‐inflammatory properties over the parent NSAID structure.
摘要 苯胺是多种重要分子(包括药物、材料和农用化学品)的核心基团。我们报告了一种简单易行的方法,可通过对位 C-H 烷基化进入苯胺的新化学空间。该方法利用市场上可买到的催化 H2O⋅B(C6F5)3 对苯胺的对位-C-烷基化(优于 N-烷基化和正交-C-烷基化)具有高度选择性,在苯胺底物和烯烃偶联剂方面都有广泛的应用范围。该方法使用了现成的烯烃,并首次使用了新类别的烯烃。由于反应条件温和,该方法可用于非甾体抗炎药(NSAID)的后期功能化,包括非那西酸和双氯芬酸。与母体非甾体抗炎药结构相比,所形成的新型非甾体抗炎药衍生物具有更好的抗炎特性。