Metal-Free Insertion of Sulfoxonium Ylides into Arylamines in Water

Hua He, Kaichuan Yan, Jianglian Li, Ruizhi Lai, Yi Luo, Mei Guan*, Yong Wu*

*Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P. R. of China, Email: 413046786qq.com, wyongscu.edu.cn

H. He, K. Yan, J. Li, R. Lai, Y. Luo, M. Guan, Y. Wu, Synthesis, 2020, 52, 1841-1846.

DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1707186

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Abstract

A metal-free insertion of sulfoxonium ylides into arylamines employs water as solvent at mild temperature and is amenable to the late-stage modification of structurally complex bioactive compounds.

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Key Words

sulfoxonium ylides, metal-free, N-H insertion, C-N formation, α-amino acid esters

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ID: J66-Y2020