title: Ruthenium(II) porphyrin-catalyzed amidation of aromatic heterocycles.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Ruthenium(II) porphyrin-catalyzed amidation of aromatic heterocycles with iminoiodanes under mild conditions (CH(2)Cl(2), 4 A molecular sieves, ultrasound, 40 degrees C) was achieved in moderate to good yields (up to 84%) and conversions (up to 99%). Only the N,N-ditosylamidated product was obtained for reactions involving heteroarenes, where X = O, S, or NTs. N-Alkyl- and N-aryl-substituted pyrroles, on the other hand, were shown to give the 3,4-diaminated adduct.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Open Laboratory of Chemical Biology of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Philip Wai Hong
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Wai-Man
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Tsui
authors.forename: Wing-Yiu
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Chi-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Che