Ruthenium(IV) porphyrin catalyzed phosphoramidation of aldehydes with phosphoryl azides as a nitrene source

Wenbo Xiao; Cong-Ying Zhou; Chi-Ming Che

doi:10.1039/c2cc31686b

Ruthenium(IV) porphyrin catalyzed phosphoramidation of aldehydes with phosphoryl azides as a nitrene source

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Jun 14;48(47):5871-3. doi: 10.1039/c2cc31686b. Epub 2012 May 9.

Authors

Wenbo Xiao¹, Cong-Ying Zhou, Chi-Ming Che

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.

PMID: 22573110
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc31686b

Abstract

[Ru(IV)(por)Cl(2)] (por = porphyrin dianion) can efficiently catalyze nitrene insertion into aldehyde C-H bonds with phosphoryl azides as a nitrene source to give N-acylphosphoramidates in good to high yields.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aldehydes / chemistry*
Azides / chemistry*
Catalysis
Imines / chemistry
Metalloporphyrins / chemistry*
Ruthenium / chemistry*

Substances

Aldehydes
Azides
Imines
Metalloporphyrins
phenylnitrene
Ruthenium