The chemistry of pentavalent organobismuth reagents. Part 14. Recent advances in the copper-catalyzed phenylation of amines

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(97)00133-6

A reinvestigation of the copper-mediated phenylation of amines by Bi(V) reagents is reported. The influence of the ligands bound to bismuth and the basicity of the amines have been examined. These results, combined with our previous observations, led to the development of a new system for the quantitative phenylation of selected hindered aliphatic and aromatic amines.