Direct palladium-catalyzed ortho-arylation of benzylamines.
[Structure: see text] Unsubstituted benzylamines and N-methylbenzylamine can be ortho-arylated under palladium catalysis at 130 degrees C. The reactions require the presence of trifluoroacetic acid and silver acetate.
Lazareva
Anna
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Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, USA.
Daugulis
Olafs
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