Main observation and conclusion A redox-neutral Fe-catalyzed intramolecular C-H amidation of N-benzoyloxyureas is described.This methodology employs a simple iron complex in situ generated from Fe(OTf)2 and bipyridine...Main observation and conclusion A redox-neutral Fe-catalyzed intramolecular C-H amidation of N-benzoyloxyureas is described.This methodology employs a simple iron complex in situ generated from Fe(OTf)2 and bipyridine as the catalyst and N-benzoyloxyureas as the nitrene precursors without using exogenous oxidants.An array of cyclic ureas were synthesized via aliphatic C(sp^(3))-H amidation in excellent yields.In addition,this catalytic system is also amenable to aryl C(sp^(2))-H nitrene insertion to provide benzimidazolones in moderate yields.展开更多
基金the financial support from NSFC(Nos.21971198 and 21772148)Large-scale Instrument and Equipment Sharing Foundation of Wuhan University and the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(Grant No.2020CFA036)。
文摘Main observation and conclusion A redox-neutral Fe-catalyzed intramolecular C-H amidation of N-benzoyloxyureas is described.This methodology employs a simple iron complex in situ generated from Fe(OTf)2 and bipyridine as the catalyst and N-benzoyloxyureas as the nitrene precursors without using exogenous oxidants.An array of cyclic ureas were synthesized via aliphatic C(sp^(3))-H amidation in excellent yields.In addition,this catalytic system is also amenable to aryl C(sp^(2))-H nitrene insertion to provide benzimidazolones in moderate yields.
