Synthesis 2008(4): 537-542  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1032142
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Trans-Spanned Palladium Catalyst for Mild and Efficient Amination of Aryl Halides with Benzophenone Imine

Olga Grossmana, Karola Rueck-Braunb, Dmitri Gelman*a
a Department of Organic Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel
e-Mail: dgelman@chem.ch.huji.ac.il;
b Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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Publication History

Received 30 September 2007
Publication Date:
31 January 2008 (online)

Abstract

A new protocol for palladium-catalyzed Buchwald-Hartwig amination of aryl chlorides and bromides with benzophenone imine as ammonia surrogate is described. The suggested reaction conditions are mild and may therefore be applied to a variety of sensitive starting materials.