title: Rhodium(III)-catalyzed intermolecular amidation with azides via C(sp³)-H functionalization.
abstract: The amidation reactions of 8-methylquinolines with azides catalyzed by a cationic rhodium(III) complex proceed efficiently to give quinolin-8-ylmethanamine derivatives in good yields via C(sp(3))-H bond activation under external oxidant-free conditions. A catalytically competent five-membered rhodacycle has been isolated and characterized, revealing a key intermediate in the catalytic cycle.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China.
authors.forename: Nuancheng
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Renhe
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Liubo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shansheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Haibin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Baiquan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000577:Amides / Q000737:chemistry*; D001386:Azides / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D002412:Cations / Q000737:chemistry*; D008744:Methylamines / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011804:Quinolines / Q000737:chemistry*; D012238:Rhodium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D001386:Azides; D002412:Cations; D008744:Methylamines; D011804:Quinolines; D012238:Rhodium