Nature Communications (Dec 2022)

Transition-metal free C–N bond formation from alkyl iodides and diazonium salts via halogen-atom transfer

  • Jing Zhang,
  • Min Jiang,
  • Chang-Sheng Wang,
  • Kai Guo,
  • Quan-Xin Li,
  • Cheng Ma,
  • Shao-Fei Ni,
  • Gen-Qiang Chen,
  • Yan Zong,
  • Hua Lu,
  • Li-Wen Xu,
  • Xinxin Shao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35613-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The pursuit of efficient C–N bond formation is a prime focus of synthetic organic chemistry. Here, the authors documented a base promoted amination between alkyl iodides and diazonium salts via halogen-atom transfer (XAT) process.