Tetrahedron Letters

Formation of aryl nitrogen bonds using a soluble copper (I) catalyst

R Gujadhur, D Venkataraman, JT Kintigh

Index: Gujadhur, Rattan; Venkataraman; Kintigh, Jeremy T Tetrahedron Letters, 2001 , vol. 42, # 29 p. 4791 - 4793

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Abstract

We report a synthetic protocol for the synthesis of functionalized diaryl-and triarylamines under mild conditions, using a soluble, air-stable copper (I) complex, Cu (PPh3) 3Br, as the catalyst and cesium carbonate as the base. Using this protocol, we were able to synthesize a tri-ortho-ester functionalized triphenylamine, which had eluded us using the palladium chemistry.