Short and practical synthesis of N′,N′-disubstituted N-aryl-1,2-ethylene-diamines by a decarboxylative ring-opening reaction under nucleophilic conditions
A straightforward and practical synthesis of N′,N′- disubstituted N-aryl-1,2-ethylenediamines, starting from anilines, via N-aryloxazolidin-2-ones is described. A decarboxylative ring-opening reaction of N-aryloxazolidin-2-ones, using aliphatic secondary