Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry (Dec 2014)

Lewis acid-catalyzed redox-neutral amination of 2-(3-pyrroline-1-yl)benzaldehydes via intramolecular [1,5]-hydride shift/isomerization reaction

  • Chun-Huan Jiang,
  • Xiantao Lei,
  • Le Zhen,
  • Hong-Jin Du,
  • Xiaoan Wen,
  • Qing-Long Xu,
  • Hongbin Sun

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.10.306
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 2892 – 2896

Abstract

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Lewis acid-catalyzed redox-neutral amination of 2-(3-pyrroline-1-yl)benzaldehydes via intramolcular [1,5]-hydride shift/isomerization reaction has been realized, using the inherent reducing power of 3-pyrrolines. A series of N-arylpyrrole containing amines are obtained in high yields.

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