Free Amine-Directed Ru(II)-Catalyzed Redox-Neutral [4 + 2] C–H Activation/Annulation of Benzylamines with Sulfoxonium Ylides

Autor: Yogesh N. Aher, Amit B. Pawar
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 87:12608-12621
ISSN: 1520-6904
0022-3263
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00931
Popis: An external oxidant free Ru(II)-catalyzed C-H functionalization/annulation of primary benzylamines with sulfoxonium ylides has been developed for the synthesis of isoquinolines. The reaction utilizes free amine as a directing group, which is generally considered to be a poor directing group. This work presents the first example of Ru-catalyzed C-H functionalization of benzylamines under redox-neutral conditions. The detection of the amine-directed ruthenacyclic intermediate using high-resolution mass spectrometry corroborated the involvement of free amine as a directing group.
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