Iron‐Catalyzed Regioselective C5‐H Benzylation of 8‐Aminoquinolines with Benzylic Acetates

Metal-free site-selective C-H cyanoalkylation of 8-aminoquinoline and aniline-derived amides with azobisisobutyronitrile

Using K₂S₂O₈, an efficient and metal-free site-selective C–H cyanoalkylation of 8-aminoquinoline and aniline-derived amides with AIBN (azobisisobutyronitrile) was developed. Without any catalyst, various substrates and functional groups were compatible to afford corresponding products in moderate to high yields. A mechanism study displayed that a radical–radical coupling process was involved via the N-centered radical generation and delocalization of aryl amides.

An efficient metal-free cyanoalkylation of 8-aminoquinoline and aniline-derived amides was achieved in the presence of K₂S₂O₈. The method showed good substrate tolerance and also suitable for bromination and dimerization reactions.

Iron-Catalyzed Remote C–H Alkylation of 8-Amidoquinolines with Cycloalkanes

An iron-catalyzed, peroxide-mediated cross-dehydrogenative coupling between 8-amidoquinolines and cycloalkanes has been developed for the site-selective alkylation of the quinoline nucleus at the C5 position. The reaction tolerates various substituted N-(quinolin-8-yl)benzamides and N-(quinolin-8-yl)alkylamides, affording the corresponding C5-alkylation products in good yields. On the basis of control experiments, a reaction mechanism involving the addition of an alkyl radical to an iron-chelated intermediate is proposed.