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catalyst by a factor of a few for the acceptable yields of the
products to be achieved. Based on the results obtained, we
have developed an easily scaled preparative method for the
synthesis of diarylamines.
(390 mg, 6 mmol, 200 mol.%), Bu4NBr (242 mg, 0.75 mmol),
hexaneꢀ2,5ꢀdione (27 mg, 0.24 mmol, 8 mol.%), aryl bromide
(
3 mmol), aniline (12 mmol), and water (2 mL) were successively
placed into a 10ꢀmL glass tube, argon was bubbled through the
reaction mixture for 1 min. The tube was sealed and the reaction
mixture was magnetically stirred in a boiling water bath for 8 h.
After the reaction was complete, the tube was unsealed, the
reaction mixture was poured into a 50ꢀmL flask (washing the
tube with ethyl acetate (5 mL)), diluted with water (20—25 mL),
and excess arylamine was steam distilled off. The reaction prodꢀ
uct was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×8 mL), the extract was
sequentially washed with water (2×8 mL) and brine (8 mL),
dried with anhydrous Na SO , then the solvent was slowly evapꢀ
Experimental
NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker DPXꢀ300 specꢀ
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trometer (300.13 MHz ( H)) in CDCl . GLC analysis was perꢀ
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formed on a Tsvetꢀ104 chromatograph, a flameꢀionizing detecꢀ
tor, two types of glass columns 3 mm in diameter and 2500 mm
in length: with the stationary phases SEꢀ30 (5%) and OVꢀ225
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(
5%) (on Chromaton NꢀSuper, 80—100 mesh in both cases).
Commercially available KOH was used (Reakhim, reagent grade,
5%). Commercial inorganic reagents (analytically pure grade)
orated. The solid products obtained were recrystallized from the
corresponding solvent.
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NꢀArylation of amines with aryl bromides (preparative synꢀ
thesis with 4ꢀmethylꢀNꢀ(4ꢀmethylphenyl)aniline (14) as an example).
4ꢀBromotoluene (2) (7.2 g, 42 mmol), 4ꢀmethylaniline (8) (9.0 g,
84 mmol), copper(II) acetate monohydrate (200 mg, 1 mmol),
ligand L6 (656 mg, 3.4 mmol), hexaneꢀ2,5ꢀdione (385 mg,
and commercial aryl bromides and anilines (analytically pure
grade) were used as purchased, as well as hexaneꢀ2,5ꢀdione
(
procedures. Ligands were obtained by the known procedures,
the purity was monitored by H NMR.
Acros, 97%). Solvents were purified according to the standard
14—16
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3.4 mmol), Bu NBr (3.4 g, 10.5 mmol), KOH (5.5 g, 84 mmol),
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NꢀArylation of amines with aryl bromides (general procedure).
A reaction mixture containing accurately weighed amounts of
bromobenzene (1) and aniline (7) (in the molar ratio 1 : 4), as
well as 1,2ꢀdiphenylethane (internal standard) was preꢀprepared.
A 2—4ꢀmL glass tube was filled with the accurately measured
amounts of the thus prepared reaction mixture (containing
and water (42 mL) were placed into a 100ꢀmL Schlenk flask
equipped with a magnetic stirrer and a reflux condenser. The
reaction mixture was stirred at 100 C for 10 h under argon. The
product was extracted with a mixture of hexane—CH Cl (1 : 1)
(2×75 mL), the organic layer was filtered from insoluble impuriꢀ
ties, sequentially washed with 5% aq. HCl (150 mL), saturated
2
2
0
.2 mmol of bromobenzene), KOH (26 mg, 0.4 mmol), Bu NBr
aq. NaHCO (150 mL), and water (2×100 mL). The solvent was
4
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(
13 mg, 0.04 mmol), ligand (0.016 mmol, 8 mol.%), hexaneꢀ2,5ꢀ
evaporated at reduced pressure, the product obtained was reꢀ
crystallized from 80% aq. methanol, preliminary having removed
resins by reflux the solution with activated charcoal. The yield of
14 was 6.0 g (71%), m.p. 77—78 C.
dione (0.016 mmol) (in the case of ligands containing free hydrꢀ
azide group —C(O)NHNH ), copper acetate monohydrate
(
2
0.008 mmol, as a 0.1 M aqueous solution), and water (100 mg).
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The tube was purged with a weak flow of argon for 1 min, sealed,
and placed into refluxing water bath for 1—12 h with vigorous
magnetic stirring of the reaction mixture. After the tube was
unsealed, ethyl acetate (0.2—0.6 mL) and water (0.3—0.8 mL)
were added, followed by stirring for 1 min with a magnetic stirꢀ
rer. The organic phase (0.1—0.2 mL) was separated, dried with
sodium sulfate, and analyzed by GLC. The TON was calculated
as the amount of the reaction product moles (compound 10)
formed per 1 mole of the copper(II) compound.
4ꢀMethylꢀNꢀphenylaniline (11) . The yield was 374 mg,
1
68%), m.p. 82—84 C (from hexane). H NMR (CDCl ), : 2.33
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(s, 3 H, CH ); 5.62 (br.s, 1 H, NH); 6.90 (t, 1 H, Ph, J = 7.3 Hz);
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7.01—7.05 (m, 4 H, Ph, Ar); 7.11 (d, 2 H, Ar, J = 8.0 Hz);
7.23—7.29 (t, 2 H, Ph, J = 7.6 Hz).
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1ꢀ[4ꢀ(Phenylamino)phenyl]ethanone (12) . The yield was
361 mg, 57%), m.p. 94—96 C (from a mixture of hexane—ethyl
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acetate (1 : 1)). H NMR (CDCl ), : 2.55 (s, 3 H, CH ); 6.14
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(br.s, 1 H, NH); 7.01 (d, 2 H, Ph, J = 8.7 Hz); 7.11 (t, 1 H, Ph´,
J = 7.3 Hz); 7.20 (d, 2 H, Ph, J = 8.0 Hz); 7.37 (t, 2 H, Ph,
J = 7.6 Hz); 7.89 (d, 2 H, Ph, J = 8.7 Hz).
NꢀArylation of amines with aryl bromides (procedure for deꢀ
termination of relative rate constants). Reaction mixtures conꢀ
tained accurately measured amounts of bromobenzene (1),
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4ꢀMethoxyꢀNꢀphenylaniline (13) . The yield was 496 mg,
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ꢀbromotoluene (2), 1,2ꢀdiphenylethane (internal standard), and
aniline (7) (the reaction mixture 1) or bromobenzene (1),
,2ꢀdiphenylethane, aniline (7), and pꢀtoluidine (8) (the reacꢀ
83%), m.p. 100—102 C (from a mixture of hexane—CCl (1 : 1)).
4
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H NMR (CDCl ), : 3.82 (s, 3 H, CH ); 5.63 (br.s, 1 H, NH);
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6.86 (t, 1 H, Ph, J = 7.3 Hz); 6.88 (d, 2 H, Ar, J = 8.7 Hz); 6.93
(d, 2 H, Ph, J = 8.0 Hz); 7.11 (d, 2 H, Ar, J = 8.7 Hz); 7.23
(t, 2 H, Ph, J = 7.6 Hz).
tion mixture 2). Besides the reaction mixture, the tubes were
filled with KOH (230 mol.%), Bu NBr (26 mol.%), ligand L
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(
9 mol.%), hexaneꢀ2,5ꢀdione (9 mol.%), aqueous solution conꢀ
taining a desired amount of copper acetate (usually 1—2 mol.%,
70 mg), as well as the solvent chlorobenzene (0.8 mL per 1 mmol
4ꢀMethylꢀNꢀ(4ꢀmethylphenyl)aniline (14) . The yield was
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426 mg, 72%), m.p. 74—76 C (from hexane). H NMR (CDCl ),
3
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: 2.31 (s, 6 H, 2 CH ); 5.37 (br.s, 1 H, NH); 6.97 (d, 4 H, Ar,
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of a mixture of aryl bromides). After the reaction has been carꢀ
ried out according to the general procedure, the reaction mixꢀ
ture was analyzed by GLC. Several identical experiments were
performed simultaneously, having being quenched and analyzed
after the certain periods of time. Values of relative rate constants
were averaged over the data of 4—5 independent trials.
J = 8.0 Hz); 7.08 (d, 4 H, Ar, J = 8.0 Hz).
4ꢀChloroꢀNꢀ(4ꢀmethylphenyl)aniline (15) . The yield was
470 mg, 72%), m.p. 84—86 C (from methanol). H NMR
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(CDCl ), : 2.33 (s, 3 H, CH ); 5.60 (br.s, 1 H, NH); 6.94 (d, 2 H,
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Ar, J = 8.7 Hz); 6.99 (d, 2 H, Ar´, J = 8.0 Hz); 7.12 (d, 2 H, Ar´,
J = 8.0 Hz); 7.20 (d, 2 H, Ar, J = 8.7 Hz).
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NꢀArylation of amines with aryl bromides (procedure for the
NꢀPhenylnaphthalenꢀ2ꢀamine (16) . The yield was 434 mg,
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reaction scaled for 1 mmol). Copper(II) oxide (3 mg, 0.038 mmol,
66%), m.p. 106—107 C (from methanol). H NMR (CDCl ),
: 5.90 (br.s, 1 H, NH); 7.01 (t, 1 H, Ph, J = 7.3 Hz); 7.18—7.47
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.3 mol.%), ligand L (47 mg, 0.24 mmol, 8 mol.%), KOH