COPPER-MEDIATED FUNCTIONALIZATION OF ARYL C-H BONDS, AND COMPOUNDS RELATED THERETO

摘要

One aspect of the present invention relates to methods for direct functionalization of pyridyl-substituted aromatic compounds. In certain embodiments, 2-arylpyridine substrates react with anionic nucleophiies in the presence of copper(II) to furnish substituted arylpyridines. In other embodiments, the present invention allows for both mono- and di- functionalizations from manipulation of the reaction conditions. The transition metal- mediated carbon-heteroatom bond-forming methods are applicable to a variety of synthetic transformations of aryl C-H bonds.