Ni(II)-(σ-Aryl) Complex: A Facile, Efficient Catalyst for Nickel-Catalyzed Carbon−Nitrogen Coupling Reactions

Chen Chen and Lian-Ming Yang*

*Beijing National Laboratory For Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Laboratory of New Materials, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China, Email: yanglmiccas.ac.cn

C. Chen, L-M. Yang, J. Org. Chem., 2007, 72, 6324-6327.

DOI: 10.1021/jo0709448

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Abstract

Air- and moisture-stable Ni(II)-(σ-aryl) complexes, associated with N-heterocyclic carbene ligands, produce a catalytically active Ni(0) species in situ for an efficient amination of aryl chlorides with anilines and secondary cyclic amines under mild conditions.

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Arylation of Diarylamines Catalyzed by Ni(II)-PPh₃ System

C. Chen, L.-M. Yang, Org. Lett., 2005, 7, 2209-2211.

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Key Words

Amination, Arylamines

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ID: J42-Y2007-2630