An ammonia equivalent for the palladium-catalyzed amination of aryl halides and triflates

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(97)01465-2

Commercially available benzophenone imine serves as a convenient ammonia equivalent in the palladium-catalyzed amination of aryl halides and triflates. The benzophenone imine adducts can be cleaved directly to the corresponding primary anilines by catalytic hydrogenation or treatment with hydroxylamine hydrochloride or a catalytic amount of HCl in wet THF.