TY - JOUR AU - Keerthana, Meledath Sudhakaran; Manoharan, Ramasamy; Jeganmohan, Masilamani TI - Cobalt(III)-Catalyzed Redox-Neutral Coupling of Acrylamides with Activated Alkenes via C–H Bond Activation SN - 0039-7881 SN - 1437-210X PY - 2020 JO - Synthesis JF - Synthesis LA - EN VL - 52 IS - 11 SP - 1625 EP - 1633 ET - 2020/03/30 DA - 2020/05/13 KW - acrylamides KW - maleimides KW - C–H activation KW - alkylation KW - succinimides KW - acrylates KW - cobalt AB - A cobalt(III)-catalyzed coupling of substituted acrylamides with maleimides in the presence of 30 mol% pivalic acid providing olefin-migrated succinimide derivatives in a redox-neutral manner is described. The coupling reaction was examined with various substituted acrylamides and maleimides. The scope of the C–H alkylation reaction was also examined with substituted acrylates. A possible reaction mechanism involving a five-membered cobaltocycle as a key intermediate is proposed. PB - © Georg Thieme Verlag DO - 10.1055/s-0039-1690866 UR - http://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0039-1690866 ER -