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Published on: June 21, 2017
Copper-Catalyzed Regioselective Meta C─H Bond Olefination of Anilides
Javid Rzayev1, Philippe Jubault1, Tatiana Besset1
1INSA Rouen Normandie, Univ Rouen Normandie, Univ Caen Normandie, ENSICAEN, CNRS, Institut CARMeN (UMR 6064), Rouen, F-76000, France.
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Herein, we report a Cu-catalyzed meta-olefination of anilides using alkenyl iodonium salts. The olefination of a panel of pivanilides was achieved using an additive-free copper-based catalytic system under mild reaction conditions (25 examples, up to 60% yield). By favoring a Heck-like four-membered transition state, the approach demonstrated an excellent regioselectivity for the meta C─H functionalization with β-styrenyl and β-alkyl-alkenyl groups using a weakly coordinated directing group (DG). Postfunctionalization reactions were conducted, highlighting both the synthetic interest of the products and the potential atom-efficiency of the process.
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