Amino Acid Promoted CuI-Catalyzed C—N Bond Formation between Aryl Halides and Amines or N-Containing Heterocycles.

CuI-catalyzed coupling reaction of electron-deficient aryl iodides with aliphatic primary amines occurs at 40 °C under the promotion of N-methylglycine. Using L-proline as the promoter, coupling reaction of aryl iodides or aryl bromides with aliphatic primary amines, aliphatic cyclic secondary amines, or electron-rich primary arylamines proceeds at 60-90 °C; an intramolecular coupling reaction between aryl chloride and primary amine moieties gives indoline at 70 °C; coupling reaction of aryl iodides with indole, pyrrole, carbazole, imidazole, or pyrazole can be carried out at 75-90 °C; and coupling reaction of electron-deficient aryl bromides with imidazole or pyrazole occurs at 60-90 °C to provide the corresponding N-aryl products in good to excellent yields. In addition, N,N-dimethylglycine promotes the coupling reaction of electron-rich aryl bromides with imidazole or pyrazole to afford the corresponding N-aryl imidazoles or pyrazoles at 110 °C. The possible action of amino acids in these coupling reactions is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]