This research was financially supported by the Petroleum Research Fund administered by the American Chemical Society (46850-G1) and the University of Illinois at Chicago. We thank Dr. Dan McElheny (UIC) for assistance with NMR spectroscopy, and Dr. Furong Sun (UIUC) for mass spectrometry data.
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H Amination of Aryl Azides†
Article first published online: 2 JUN 2008
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200800689
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Shen, M., Leslie, Brooke E. and Driver, Tom G. (2008), Dirhodium(II)-Catalyzed Intramolecular CH Amination of Aryl Azides. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 47: 5056–5059. doi: 10.1002/anie.200800689
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 16 JUN 2008
- Article first published online: 2 JUN 2008
- Manuscript Revised: 4 APR 2008
- Manuscript Received: 12 FEB 2008
Funded by
- Petroleum Research Fund administered by the American Chemical Society. Grant Number: 46850-G1
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Keywords:
- azides;
- CH amination;
- indoles;
- rhodium
Azides to indoles: Dirhodium(II)-catalyzed decomposition of aryl azides was developed as a mild, functional group tolerant method for the synthesis of indoles (see scheme).