L. Chen, H. Lang, L. Fang, M. Zhu, J. Liu, J. Yu, L. Wang
SHORT COMMUNICATION
evaporated under vacuum. Purification by column chromatography
(cyclohexane/dichloromethane, 5:1–1:1) afforded the target com-
pound as a white solid.
not been observed for known protocols. In contrast, similar
conventional Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions require
prior protection of the amino group.[18] Thus, one of the
foreseeable advantages with the direct use of unprotected
Supporting Information (see footnote on the first page of this arti-
amino phenols is that it provides a much more straightfor- cle): Experimental details and copies of the 1H NMR and
13C NMR spectra.
ward pathway for the construction of polyaromatic-ring-
containing amines. Besides, the orthogonal use of this pro-
tocol with Buchwald–Hartwig coupling[19] is a good pros-
Acknowledgments
pect for selective C(sp2)–C(sp2) and C(sp2)–N bond forma-
tion through proper control of the catalyst system and the
reaction sequences.[20]
The work was supported by the National Nature Science Founda-
tion of China (NSFC, 21272069, 20672035), the Fundamental Re-
search Funds for the Central Universities, and the Key Laboratory
of Organofluorine Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chem-
istry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Conclusions
We developed a novel, practical sulfonylating reagent –
ArNTs2 – and successfully applied it to the direct coupling
of phenols with arylboronic acids. This method does not
require the isolation of the intermediary sulfonate, and
therefore, it is much more convenient and useful than
known traditional ways. In addition, the method also shows
broad applicability and high efficiency towards various
functional groups on the aromatic rings, and even a naked
amino group was tolerated. We highlight its use for the con-
struction of polyaromatic-ring-containing amines, which
are core motifs and important building blocks in the syn-
thesis of pharmaceuticals, functional materials, and coordi-
nation compounds by orthogonal use with Buchwald–Hart-
wig coupling.
As a stable source of the Ts group, ArNTs2 exhibits a lot
of incomparable superiority towards conventional reagents
such as TsCl and Ts2O. We described its highly chemical
selectivity between phenols and amines; its stability in
strong base, its high activity in the metal catalyst system,
and the lack of the generation of an acid such as HCl are
impressive as well. Studies on these properties of ArNTs2
are currently underway in our laboratory.
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