title: Expanding the forefront of strong organic Brønsted acids: proton-catalyzed hydroamination of unactivated alkenes and activation of Au(I) for alkyne hydroamination.
abstract: The synthesis of a solid, bench-stable, strong organic Brønsted acid with a computed pKa of 0.9 is reported. An X-ray crystal structure and DFT calculations are provided which offer insight into the bonding of this acid. The application of this strong organic Brønsted acid as a catalyst for the intermolecular hydroamination of unactivated alkenes and as an activator for Au(I)-catalyzed alkyne hydroamination with anilines is described.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Avenue, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1, Canada.
authors: Roya
authors: R
authors: Mirabdolbaghi
authors: Department of Chemistry, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Avenue, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1, Canada.
authors: Travis
authors: T
authors: Dudding
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D000480:Alkynes / Q000737:chemistry*; D000586:Amination; D000588:Amines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D001881:Borates; D001888:Boric Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011789:Quantum Theory
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D000480:Alkynes; D000588:Amines; D000814:Aniline Compounds; D001881:Borates; D001888:Boric Acids; D006046:Gold; C098759:fluoroboric acid; C023650:aniline