Buchwald-Hartwig Aminations of Aryl Chlorides: A Practical Protocol Based on Commercially Available Pd(0)-NHC Catalysts

Abstract

Commercially available, air- and water-stable naphthoquinone imidazolin-2-ylidene-palladium(0) complexes were found to be highly active one-component catalysts for the amination of aryl halides. With these very robust catalysts, the expensive bases Cs₂CO₃ or NaOt-Bu traditionally used can be replaced by KOH. A convenient reaction protocol has been developed for the coupling of a wide range of aryl chlorides with primary or secondary amines.

carbene ligands - amination - palladium - aryl chlorides

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