title: [Rh(III)(Cp*)]-catalyzed ortho-selective direct C(sp(2))-H bond amidation/amination of benzoic acids by N-chlorocarbamates and N-chloromorpholines. A versatile synthesis of functionalized anthranilic acids.
abstract: A Rh(III) -catalyzed direct ortho-CH amidation/amination of benzoic acids with N-chlorocarbamates/N-chloromorpholines was achieved, giving anthranilic acids in up to 85 % yields with excellent ortho-selectivity and functional-group tolerance. Successful benzoic acid aminations were achieved with carbamates bearing various amide groups including NHCO2 Me, NHCbz, and NHTroc (Cbz=carbobenzyloxy; Troc=trichloroethylchloroformate), as well as secondary amines, such as morpholines, piperizines, and piperidines, furnishing highly functionalized anthranilic acids. A stoichiometric reaction of a cyclometallated rhodium(III) complex of benzo[h]quinoline with a silver salt of N-chlorocarbamate afforded an amido-rhodium(III) complex, which was isolated and structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography. This finding confirmed that the CN bond formation results from the cross-coupling of N-chlorocarbamate with the aryl-rhodium(III) complex. Yet, the mechanistic details regarding the CN bond formation remain unclear; pathways involving 1,2-aryl migration and rhodium(V)- nitrene are plausible.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon (Hong Kong), Fax: (+852) 2364-9932.
authors.forename: Fo-Ning
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Zhongyuan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Wing-Yiu
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Yu
keywords: CH bond activation; amination; catalysis; cross-coupling; rhodium