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SUBMITTER: Ahneman DT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5207500 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chemical science 20160728 12
We describe the functionalization of α-amino C-H bonds with aryl halides using a combination of nickel and photoredox catalysis. This direct C-H, C-X coupling uses inexpensive and readily available starting materials to generate benzylic amines, an important class of bioactive molecules. Mechanistically, this method features the direct arylation of α-amino radicals mediated by a nickel catalyst. This reactivity is demonstrated for a range of aryl halides and <i>N</i>-aryl amines, with orthogonal ...[more]