Synthesis 2021; 53(18): 3361-3371
DOI: 10.1055/a-1401-4486
special topic
Bond Activation – in Honor of Prof. Shinji Murai

Intermolecular C–H Amidation of Alkenes with Carbon Monoxide and Azides via Tandem Palladium Catalysis

Zheng-Yang Gu
a   State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Suzhou Research Institute of LICP, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. of China
b   College of Textiles and Clothing & Key Laboratory for Advanced Technology in Environmental Protection of Jiangsu Province, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, P. R. of China
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Yang Wu
a   State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Suzhou Research Institute of LICP, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. of China
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Feng Jin
c   College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. of China
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Xiaoguang Bao
c   College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. of China
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Ji-Bao Xia
a   State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Suzhou Research Institute of LICP, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. of China
› Author Affiliations
We acknowledge financial support from NSFC (21772208, 22001226, 21633013), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20201183), Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences of CAS (QYZDJSSW-SLH051), The Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China (20KJB150016), and Funding for School-Level Research Projects of Yancheng Institute of Technology (xjr2019032).


Abstract

An atom- and step-economic intermolecular multi-component palladium-catalyzed C–H amidation of alkenes with carbon monoxide and organic azides has been developed for the synthesis of alkenyl amides. The reaction proceeds efficiently without an ortho-directing group on the alkene substrates. Nontoxic dinitrogen is generated as the sole by-product. Computational studies and control experiments have revealed that the reaction takes place via an unexpected mechanism by tandem palladium catalysis.

Supporting Information



Publication History

Received: 07 February 2021

Accepted after revision: 26 February 2021

Accepted Manuscript online:
26 February 2021

Article published online:
29 March 2021

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