A Versatile Metal-Free Intermolecular Aminochlorination of Alkenes

Catalyst-Free Visible-Light-Mediated Iodoamination of Olefins and Synthetic Applications

Herein we report a catalyst- and metal-free visible-light-mediated protocol enabling the iodoamination of miscellaneous olefins. This protocol is characterized by high yields under environmentally benign reaction conditions utilizing commercially available substrates and a green and biodegradable solvent. Furthermore, the protocol allows for late-stage functionalization of bioactive molecules and can be scaled to gram quantities of product, which offers manifold possibilities for further transformations, including morpholine, piperidine, pyrrolidine, and aziridine synthesis.

Hypervalent Iodine (III) Catalyzed Regio- and Diastereoselective Aminochlorination of Tailored Electron Deficient Olefins via GAP Chemistry

Herein, we report a protocol for highly efficient hypervalent iodine (III) mediated, group-assisted purification (GAP) method for the regioselectivities and stereoselective aminochlorination of electron-deficient olefins. A series of vicinal chloramines with multifunctionalities were acquired in moderate to excellent yields (45-94%), by merely mixing the GAP auxiliary-anchored substrates with dichloramine T and tosylamide as chlorine/nitrogen sources and iodobenzene diacetate as a catalyst. The vicinal chloramines were obtained without any column chromatographic purification and recrystallization simply by washing the reaction mixture with a minimum amount of common inexpensive solvents and thus avoiding wastage of silica, solvents, time, and labor. The GAP auxiliary is recyclable and reusable. This strategy is easy to handle, cost-effective, greener, sustainable, environmentally benign, and mostly suitable for the syntheses of vicinal haloamines from various electron-deficient alkenes.

Metal-free intermolecular aminochlorination of unactivated alkenes

We report a metal-free method for the synthesis of vicinal chloroamines by intermolecular aminochlorination of unactivated alkenes.

Exploiting Alkylquinone Tautomerization: Amine Benzylation

A general protocol for the synthesis of benzylic amines via side-chain amination of alkylquinones is reported. The reactions are initiated by the tautomerization of an alkylquinone to the corresponding quinone methide, which is subsequently trapped in situ by an amine nucleophile. This process is promoted by tertiary amines in protic solvents under mild conditions and is compatible with many functional groups. 1,2- and 1,4-benzoquinones, as well as naphthoquinones, participate in this reaction using a wide range of primary and secondary amines/anilines. The synthetic utility of this transformation is also explored.

Intermolecular addition reactions of N-alkyl-N-chlorosulfonamides to unsaturated compounds

N-Alkyl-N-chlorosulfonamides add to alkenes under copper(I) catalysis. In reactions of styrene derivatives with terminal double bonds the addition products were obtained in excellent yield and high regioselectivity. Lower yields are obtained in addition reactions to non-aromatic alkenes. The reaction most likely proceeds via a redox catalysis and amidyl radicals, a concerted mechanism has been ruled out and a polar mechanism via chloronium ions would lead to the opposite regiochemistry.