Copper-catalyzed aminooxygenation of styrenes with N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide and N-hydroxyphthalimide derivatives

• Yan Li,
• Xue Zhou,
• Guangfan Zheng and
• Qian Zhang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2721–2726, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.293

• Yan Li Xue Zhou Guangfan Zheng Qian Zhang Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China 10.3762/bjoc.11.293 Abstract A copper-catalyzed aminooxygenation reaction of styrenes with N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide and N-hydroxyphthalimide derivatives has been developed

• . The aminooxygenation product could be converted into the corresponding alcohol or free amine through the cleavage of the N–O or C–N bond of the N-hydroxyphthalimide moiety. Keywords: aminooxygenation of styrenes; copper catalysts; N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide; N-hydroxyphthalimide derivatives