Citation: Feng-Tian Wu, Ping Liu, Xiao-Wei Ma, Jian-Wei Xie, Bin Dai. Tetrazole-1-acetic acid as a ligand for copper-catalyzed N-arylation of imidazoles with aryl iodides under mild conditions[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2013, 24(10): 893-896. shu

Tetrazole-1-acetic acid as a ligand for copper-catalyzed N-arylation of imidazoles with aryl iodides under mild conditions

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School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/the Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China

Corresponding author: Jian-Wei Xie,
Received Date: 3 May 2013
Available Online: 22 May 2013
Fund Project: This work was supported financially by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, No. 2012CB722603) (973 Program, No. 2012CB722603)the Start-Up Foundation for Young Scientists of Shihezi University (Nos. RCZX201012, RCZX201014, RCZX201015). (Nos. RCZX201012, RCZX201014, RCZX201015)

Tetrazole-1-acetic acid was found to serve as a superior ligand for CuI-catalyzed N-arylation of imidazoles with aryl iodides under a low catalyst loading (5 mol% of CuI). A variety of aryl iodides could be aminated to provide the N-arylated products in good to excellent yields without the need of an inert atmosphere.
- Tetrazole-1-acetic acid,
- N-Arylation,
- Imidazoles,
- Copper,
- Aryl iodides
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