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. 2009 Aug 20;11(16):3598-601.
doi: 10.1021/ol901317j.

Intramolecular Ir(I)-catalyzed benzylic C-H bond amination of ortho-substituted aryl azides

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Intramolecular Ir(I)-catalyzed benzylic C-H bond amination of ortho-substituted aryl azides

Ke Sun et al. Org Lett. .

Abstract

Iridium(I) catalyzes the intramolecular benzylic C-H bond amination of ortho-homobenzyl-substituted aryl azides to produce indolines at 25 degrees C.

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Scheme 1
Comparison of Catalytic Efficieny of Ir(I) versus Rh(II) for Aromatic N-Heterocycle Formation.
Scheme 2
Scheme 2
Intermolecular Competition Experiments.
Scheme 3
Scheme 3
Potential Mechanism for Benzylic C–H Amination.

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