Issue 10, 2015

Pd(ii)-catalyzed remote regiodivergent ortho- and meta-C–H functionalizations of phenylethylamines

Abstract

Site selectivity control is of vital importance in the direct functionalization of inert C–H bonds. Reported here is a novel example of remote regiodivergent ortho- and meta-C–H bond functionalizations of phenylethylamine derivatives by using a novel 2-cyanobenzoyl group as the original directing functionality, where the regioselectivity was adjusted by a methylation. The potential of the method was exemplified by sequential functionalizations of both ortho- and meta-C–H bonds of a phenylethylamine derivative in a streamlined manner.

Graphical abstract: Pd(ii)-catalyzed remote regiodivergent ortho- and meta-C–H functionalizations of phenylethylamines

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
12 May 2015
Accepted
24 Jun 2015
First published
25 Jun 2015
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
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Chem. Sci., 2015,6, 5595-5600

Pd(II)-catalyzed remote regiodivergent ortho- and meta-C–H functionalizations of phenylethylamines

S. Li, H. Ji, L. Cai and G. Li, Chem. Sci., 2015, 6, 5595 DOI: 10.1039/C5SC01737H

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