Copper(i)-catalyzed radical decarboxylative imidation of carboxylic acids with N-fluoroarylsulfonimides

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Sep 25;52(74):11120-3. doi: 10.1039/c6cc03227c. Epub 2016 Aug 23.

Abstract

An efficient copper-catalyzed radical decarboxylative imidation reaction is presented. This strategy is carried out through the copper(i)-catalyzed decarboxylative C(sp(3))-N and C(sp(2))-N coupling of carboxylic acids with N-fluoroarylsulfonimides. The reaction shows good functional group tolerance and it provides a new approach for decarboxylative imidation. Preliminary mechanistic studies of this transformation suggest an involvement of N-centered radical species.