A Biologically Inspired Cu<sup>I</sup>/Topaquinone-Like Co-Catalytic System for the Highly Atom-Economical Aerobic Oxidation of Primary Amines to Imines
作者:Martine Largeron、Maurice-Bernard Fleury
DOI:10.1002/anie.201200587
日期:2012.5.29
Acting together: Low catalytic amounts of CuI and topaquinone‐like catalyst 1ox (see scheme) are sufficient to activate the α‐CH bond of primaryamines, which are converted into alkylated imines under ambient conditions. This atom‐economical process tolerates the presence of various reactive functional groups and allows selective cross‐coupling of two amines.