A chromiumtricarbonyl-bound iridacycle displays novel catalytic virtues for the conversion of terminal aromatic alkynes into racemic N-phenyl, 1-arylethylamines by tandem hydro-amination and hydrosilation/protodesilation reactions under mild "one pot" conditions.

The regioselective and enantiospecific rhodium-catalyzed allylic amination of secondary allylic carbonates with N3-benzoyl thymine in conjunction with a stereoselective free radical cyclization provides a convenient method for the construction of a new conformationally rigid nucleoside.

A robust palladium NHC complex was synthesized and exhibits exceptional activity and selectivity as a precatalyst in the amination of aryl chlorides and tolerates a wide range of substrates at low catalyst loadings.

Radical translocation facilitates the regioselective ?-amination of 2-alkyl-substituted azacycles, leading to 1,3-diamines including alkaloidal natural product tetraponerine T8.

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Pyrinodemin A 1, a cytotoxic marine alkaloid, was synthesized in a convergent and enantioselective fashion. The key steps are an asymmetric intramolecular dipolar cycloaddition of an oxazoline N-oxide to introduce the bicyclic ring system of the molecule, a cuprate coupling for the extension of the saturated chain and a B-alkyl Suzuki coupling for the introduction of a 3-pyridyl moiety. Reducti...

A copper(i) catalyzed amination reaction utilizing aqueous ammonia and operating under mild conditions is presented. This method was employed for the efficient synthesis of various aminopyridine derivatives bearing electron withdrawing and electron donating groups.

A general method for constructing both 2-acylindoles and 2-acylindolines via I2-mediated intramolecular C-N bond formation is presented, and the selective formation of either 2-acylindoles or 2-acylindolines just depends on the nitrogen protecting groups used in the same substrate skeletons.

Agarose was herein employed as starting material to produce primary, secondary and tertiary C-glycoside glycamines, including mono- and disaccharide structures. The semisynthetic approach utilized was generally based on polysaccharide-controlled hydrolysis followed by reductive amination. All reactions were conducted in aqueous media and without the need of hydroxyl group protection. We were ab...

A catalytic intermolecular amination of nonactivated tertiary C(sp3)–H bonds (BDE 96 kcal·mol–1) is reported for substrates displaying an activated benzylic site 85 kcal·mol–1). The tert...