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

• . 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

• . For 4-methoxystyrene (1r), no aminooxygenation reaction occurred. Based on these experimental results and our previous investigations [42][43][44][45][46][48], a plausible mechanism for the copper-catalyzed three-component aminooxygenation of styrenes with NFSI an NHPI is shown in Scheme 2. Initially

• the cleavage of the N–O or C–N bond of the NHPI moiety. Further studies are underway in our lab. Bioactive compounds containing 1,2-aminoalcohol motif. The copper-catalyzed three-component aminooxygenation of styrenes with NFSI and NHPI derivatives. Reaction conditions: 1 (0.9 mmol, 3.0 equiv), NFSI