Additive-Switchable Alkylation/Alkenylation of 2-(Hetero)aryl-1-methylperimidines under Ruthenium Catalysis
摘要
Abstract
A switchable ruthenium-catalyzed C–H alkylation/alkenylation of 2-(hetero)aryl-substituted 1-methylperimidines with acrylic esters was developed, utilizing the perimidine moiety as an N-donor directing group. Employing commercially available, air-stable [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2 as the precatalyst affords the C–H functionalization products in high yields. The reaction selectivity is governed by the additive: Cu(OAc)2 promotes alkenylation, whereas AgTFA favors alkylation.