The Role of Chelating Diamine Ligands in the Goldberg Reaction:  A Kinetic Study on the Copper-Catalyzed Amidation of Aryl Iodides

Eric R. Strieter, Donna G. Blackmond, and Stephen L. Buchwald*
Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, and the Department of Chemistry, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127 (12), pp 4120–4121
DOI: 10.1021/ja050120c
Publication Date (Web): February 26, 2005
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The mechanistic details of the Cu-catalyzed amidation of aryl iodides are presented. The kinetic data suggest that the diamine ligand prevents multiple ligation of the amide. The formation of an amidocuprate species external to the catalytic cycle helped to rationalize the dependence on diamine concentration and the inverse dependence on amide concentration at low diamine concentrations. The intermediacy of a Cu(I) amidate was established through both its chemical and kinetic competency.

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  • Published In Issue March 30, 2005
  • Received January 8, 2005

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