Organic letters

Efficient copper-catalyzed benzylic amidation with anhydrous chloramine-T

R Bhuyan, KM Nicholas

Index: Bhuyan, Ranjana; Nicholas, Kenneth M. Organic Letters, 2007 , vol. 9, # 20 p. 3957 - 3959

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Abstract

Benzylic hydrocarbons are selectively converted to the corresponding sulfonamides by the [Cu (CH3CN) 4] PF6-catalyzed reaction with anhydrous TolSO2NNaCl (chloramine-T). Under the same conditions, representative ethers are also α-amidated; olefins produce allyl sulfonamides, aziridines, and/or β-chloro sulfonamides.