Iron-Mediated Reductive Amidation of Triazine Esters with Nitroarenes
Qing-Dong Wang1, Xiang Liu2,3, Ya-Wen Zheng3
1School of Pharmacy, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng 224007, China.
Abstract:
A reductive amidation of triazine esters with nitroarenes by using cheap iron as a reducing metal in the presence of TMSCl in DMF was developed. The reactions proceeded efficiently under transition metal-free conditions to give the corresponding amides in moderate to good yields with good functional group compatibility. Preliminary mechanistic investigations indicated that nitrosobenzene, N-phenyl hydroxylamine, azoxybenzene, azobenzene, aniline, and N-arylformamide possibly served as the intermediates of the reaction.
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