Benzylic C–H addition of aromatic amines to alkenes using a scandium catalyst
Jianhong Su, Yuncong Luo, Xin Xu
Abstract
-substituted tertiary aromatic amines to alkenes has been achieved using an anilido-oxazoline ligand supported scandium catalyst, which provides an atom-economic method for the synthesis of a new family of alkylated tertiary anilines. A wide range of amine and alkene substrates are compatible with the catalyst system.
Topics & Concepts
ScandiumRegioselectivityCatalysisChemistryAlkylationMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCatalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions