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Published on: August 18, 2020
Visible-Light-Promoted Palladium-Catalyzed Aminocarbonylation of Aryl/Alkenyl Iodides with Nitroarenes and Mo(CO)6
Jia-Ying Li1, Wen-Hua Gao1, Wei-Jun Huang1
1School of Pharmacy and Food Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, Guangdong529020, P. R. China.
Abstract:
A visible-light-promoted palladium-catalyzed aminocarbonylation of aryl and alkenyl iodides with nitroarenes using Mo(CO)6 as the CO source has been developed. This newly developed reductive aminocarbonylation reaction operates efficiently at ambient temperature (25 °C) in the absence of an external photocatalyst. Both aryl and alkenyl iodides were suitable substrates, providing access to a wide range of substituted amides in good to excellent yields. The exceptionally mild reaction conditions significantly improve functional group compatibility, thereby expanding the substrate scope of this transformation.
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