A catalytic approach to intercept the transient HNO for a chemoselective primary amination of arylboronic acids is reported. A phosphetane-based catalyst operating within PIII/PV═O redox cycling is shown to capture… Click to show full abstract
A catalytic approach to intercept the transient HNO for a chemoselective primary amination of arylboronic acids is reported. A phosphetane-based catalyst operating within PIII/PV═O redox cycling is shown to capture HNO, generated in situ by Nef decomposition of 2-nitropropane, to selectively install the primary amino group at aryl Csp2 centers. The method furnishes versatile primary arylamines from arylboronic acid substrates with the preservation of otherwise reactive functional groups.
               
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