Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry (Oct 2012)

Rh(III)-catalyzed directed C–H bond amidation of ferrocenes with isocyanates

  • Satoshi Takebayashi,
  • Tsubasa Shizuno,
  • Takashi Otani,
  • Takanori Shibata

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.8.212
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1844 – 1848

Abstract

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[RhCp*(OAc)2(H2O)] [Cp* = pentamethylcyclopentadienyl] catalyzed the C–H bond amidation of ferrocenes possessing directing groups with isocyanates in the presence of 2 equiv/Rh of HBF4·OEt2. A variety of disubstituted ferrocenes were prepared in high yields, or excellent diastereoselectivities.

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