Carbon–nitrogen bonds are ubiquitous in medicinal agents and natural products.[1] Transition metal-catalyzed amination reactions, pioneered by Buchwald and Hartwig, are amongst the most powerful methods available for accessing these motifs.[1] Copper-and palladium-mediated aminations of aryl halides and triflates are now well-established,[1] and examples of mesylate [2] and tosylate [3] aminations have been reported. Most recent ...
[Quasdorf, Kyle W.; Riener, Michelle; Petrova, Krastina V.; Garg, Neil K. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2009 , vol. 131, # 49 p. 17748 - 17749]
