title: Copper-mediated C-N bond formation via direct aminolysis of dithioacetals.
abstract: Mediated by copper acetate, an efficient approach to the C-N bond formation via direct aminolysis of dithioacetals 2 and 5 with ammonia, primary or secondary amines are developed under mild conditions. Enaminones 3 and 6 were thus obtained in high to excellent yields with high chemoselectivity. This type of aminolysis reaction presents a new synthetic application of the dithioacetal functionality. [reaction: see text]
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Fushun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Shao-Guang
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Qun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xi-He
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Bi