Copper-Catalyzed Radical-Promoted Aminocyclization of Acrylamides with N-Fluorobenzenesulfonimide

J Org Chem. 2016 Dec 16;81(24):12482-12488. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b02337. Epub 2016 Dec 5.

Abstract

A facile copper-catalyzed radical aminoarylation of acrylamide with N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide (NFSI) is described. In the presence of copper acetate and 1,10-phenanthroline, a range of isoquinoline-1,3-diones can be constructed in moderate to good yields using NFSI as the amination reagent. Mechanistic studies demonstrated the reaction went through a sequential radical addition and cyclization pathway, which was supported by DFT calculations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't