title: Aminoarenethiolate-copper(I)-catalyzed amination of aryl bromides.
abstract: [reaction, structure: see text] Aminoarenethiolate-copper(I) complexes are known to be efficient catalysts for carbon-carbon bond formation. Here, we show the first examples that these thiolate-copper(I) complexes are efficient for carbon-nitrogen bond formation reactions as well. N-Arylation of benzylamine and imidazole with bromobenzene was achieved either in NMP as solvent or under solvent-free conditions in the presence of 2.5 mol % of aminoarenethiolate-copper(I) complex only.
authors.affiliation: Debye Institute, Organic Chemistry and Catalysis, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jerphagnon
authors.forename: Gerard P M
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: van Klink
authors.forename: Johannes G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: de Vries
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: van Koten