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Efficient Synthesis of All-Carbon Quaternary Centers via the Conjugate Addition of Functionalized Monoorganozinc Bromides
Published on: May 26, 2019
Catalyst-free and metal-free electrophilic bromoamidation of unactivated olefins using the
Wesley Zongrong Yu1, Feng Chen, Yi An Cheng
13 Science Drive 3, Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore , Singapore 117543, Singapore.
Abstract:
An efficient, catalyst-free, and metal-free bromoamidation of unactivated olefins has been developed. 4-(Trifluoromethyl)benzenesulfonamide and N-bromosuccinimide were used as the nitrogen and halogen sources, respectively. The methodology is applicable to both cyclic and aliphatic olefins.
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