Catalytic amounts of triarylaminium salt initiated aerobic oxidative coupling of N-aryl tetrahydroisoquinolines.
A novel stable radical cation triarylaminium salt able to induce aerobic oxidative α-C-H functionalization of tertiary amines in catalytic amounts has been developed. The reaction is performed in the absence of any other additives under mild conditions and only requires atmosphere air as a sustainable co-oxidant.
Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China. Huocongde1978@hotmail.com.
Congde
C
Huo
Cheng
C
Wang
Mingxia
M
Wu
Xiaodong
X
Jia
Xicun
X
Wang
Yong
Y
Yuan
Haisheng
H
Xie