Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation via Catalytically Generated Aminocarbene Complexes: Rhodium‐Catalyzed Hydroaminative Cyclization of Enynes with Secondary Amines
Shotaro Takano, Ryosuke Shiomi, Yoshihiko Morimoto, Takuya Kochi, Fumitoshi Kakiuchi
Abstract
We report a hydroaminative cyclization of enynes using phosphine-quinolinolato rhodium catalysts. The hydroaminative cyclization of 2-vinylphenylacetylene derivatives with secondary amines gives 2-aminoindenes in good yields. The reaction is considered to proceed through carbon-carbon bond formation on a catalytically generated aminocarbene ligand.
Topics & Concepts
RhodiumChemistryPhosphineCatalysisCarbon fibersTriple bondMedicinal chemistryLigand (biochemistry)Polymer chemistryOrganic chemistryDouble bondMaterials scienceReceptorBiochemistryComposite numberComposite materialCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsCyclopropane Reaction MechanismsSynthetic Organic Chemistry Methods