Room Temperature Hydroamination of N-Alkenyl Ureas Catalyzed by a Gold(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complex

Christopher F. Bender and Ross A. Widenhoefer*
P. M. Gross Chemical Laboratory, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0346
Org. Lett., 2006, 8 (23), pp 5303–5305
DOI: 10.1021/ol062107i
Publication Date (Web): October 14, 2006
Copyright © 2006 American Chemical Society
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, rwidenho@chem.duke.edu

Abstract

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Treatment of an N-4-pentenyl or N-5-hexenyl urea with a catalytic 1:1 mixture of a gold(I) N,N-diaryl imidazol-2-ylidine complex and AgOTf at or near room temperature leads to intramolecular exo-hydroamination to form the corresponding nitrogen heterocycle in excellent yield.

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  • Published In Issue November 09, 2006
  • Received August 26, 2006

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