title: Rh2(II)-catalyzed intramolecular aliphatic C-H bond amination reactions using aryl azides as the N-atom source.
abstract: Rhodium(II) dicarboxylate complexes were discovered to catalyze the intramolecular amination of unactivated primary, secondary, or tertiary aliphatic C-H bonds using aryl azides as the N-atom precursor. While a strong electron-withdrawing group on the nitrogen atom is typically required to achieve this reaction, we found that both electron-rich and electron-poor aryl azides are efficient sources for the metal nitrene reactive intermediate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7061, USA.
authors.forename: Quyen
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Tom G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Driver
mesh_terms: D000586:Amination; D001386:Azides / Q000737:chemistry*; D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D006839:Hydrocarbons, Acyclic / Q000737:chemistry*; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000737:chemistry*; D012238:Rhodium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001386:Azides; D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D006839:Hydrocarbons, Acyclic; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; D012238:Rhodium