TY - JOUR A1 - Lazreg, Faïma A1 - Vasseur, Marie A1 - Slawin, Alexandra M. Z. A1 - Cazin, Catherine S. J. T1 - Aerobic synthesis of N-sulfonylamidines mediated by N-heterocyclic carbene copper(I) catalysts JF - Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry PY - 2020/// VL - 16 SP - 482 EP - 491 SN - 1860-5397 DO - 10.3762/bjoc.16.43 PB - Beilstein-Institut JA - Beilstein J. Org. Chem. UR - https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.16.43 KW - catalysis KW - copper KW - copper catalysis KW - N-heterocyclic carbene KW - solvent-free KW - sulfonylamidines N2 - A new catalytic strategy for the one-pot synthesis of N-sulfonylamidines is described. The cationic copper(I) complexes were found to be highly active and efficient under mild conditions in air and in the absence of solvent. A copper acetylide is proposed as key intermediate in this transformation. ER -