title: Redox reaction between benzyl azides and aryl azides: concerted synthesis of aryl nitriles and anilines.
abstract: A unique and novel reaction between benzyl azides and aryl azides is described to synthesize aryl nitriles and anilines concurrently, which is catalyzed with a photoactivated diruthenium complex. N-Unsubstituted imines (N-H imines) are generated first from benzyl azides, followed by the hydrogen transfer reaction between N-H imines and aryl azides. A wide range of aryl nitriles and anilines were synthesized under neutral and mild reaction conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology), Pohang 790-784, Korea. pjw@postech.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Yongjin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Rhee
authors.forename: Jaiwook
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park