title: Copper(i)-catalyzed radical decarboxylative imidation of carboxylic acids with N-fluoroarylsulfonimides.
abstract: An efficient copper-catalyzed radical decarboxylative imidation reaction is presented. This strategy is carried out through the copper(i)-catalyzed decarboxylative C(sp(3))-N and C(sp(2))-N coupling of carboxylic acids with N-fluoroarylsulfonimides. The reaction shows good functional group tolerance and it provides a new approach for decarboxylative imidation. Preliminary mechanistic studies of this transformation suggest an involvement of N-centered radical species.
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zhongxue
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Hai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Dashan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Tiandi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tang