Copper-catalyzed sulfonylation of N-tosylhydrazones followed by a one-pot C–N bond formation?

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry Pub Date: 2021-05-26 DOI: 10.1039/D1OB00676B

Abstract

A new methodology to synthesize sulfonyl-N-phenylaniline derivatives via the trapping of bromo-sulfone derivatives generated from N-tosylhydrazones (NTHs) with amines is described. The reaction proved successful for a wide range of NTHs and amines and tolerated various functional groups on either coupling partner (35 examples). The mechanism was studied, and we showed that the sulfone formation does not follow a radical pathway.

Graphical abstract: Copper-catalyzed sulfonylation of N-tosylhydrazones followed by a one-pot C–N bond formation
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