Copper-catalysed selective hydroamination reactions of alkynes
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Shi, Shi-Liang
Buchwald, Stephen Leffler
Date Issued
December 2014
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Nature Chemistry
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Nature Publishing Group
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Shi, Shi-Liang, and Stephen L. Buchwald. “Copper-Catalysed Selective Hydroamination Reactions of Alkynes.” Nature Chem 7, no. 1 (December 15, 2014): 38–44.
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Abstract
The development of selective reactions that utilize easily available and abundant precursors for the efficient synthesis of amines is a long-standing goal of chemical research. Despite the centrality of amines in a number of important research areas, including medicinal chemistry, total synthesis and materials science, a general, selective and step-efficient synthesis of amines is still needed. Here, we describe a set of mild catalytic conditions utilizing a single copper-based catalyst that enables the direct preparation of three distinct and important amine classes (enamines, α-chiral branched alkylamines and linear alkylamines) from readily available alkyne starting materials with high levels of chemo-, regio- and stereoselectivity. This methodology was applied to the asymmetric synthesis of rivastigmine and the formal synthesis of several other pharmaceutical agents, including duloxetine, atomoxetine, fluoxetine and tolterodine.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
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https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2131