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Synfacts 2009(8): 0893-0893  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1217485
Metal-Mediated Synthesis
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Copper(I)-Catalyzed Amination of Aryl Halides with Aqueous Ammonia

Contributor(s): Paul Knochel, Andrei Gavryushin
H. Xu, C. Wolf*
Georgetown University, Washington, USA
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Publication Date:
23 July 2009 (online)

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Significance

This new amination method has many advantages: It is operationally simple, utilizes aqueous ammonia which is easy to handle and inexpensive Cu2O as a catalyst. It can be applied to aryl iodides, bromides and chlorides and tolerates a broad range of functionalities. It is highly selective and primary anilines are obtained chemoselectively, thus, without the formation of di- and triarylamines.