Transamination at the Crossroad of the One-Pot Synthesis of N-Substituted Quinonediimines and C-Substituted Benzobisimidazoles

Judicaelle Andeme Edzang (1) , Zhongrui Chen (1) , Hassib Audi , Gabriel Canard (1) , Olivier Siri (1)

1 CINaM - Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanoscience de Marseille

A green and very efficient synthesis of N-substituted benzoquinonediimines or C-substituted benzo-bis(imidazole) derivatives is described under similar conditions. The different reaction pathway is only controlled by the nature of the primary amines, which tunes the reactivity of the intermediates.

Domaines: Chimie

Judicaelle Andeme Edzang, Zhongrui Chen, Hassib Audi, Gabriel Canard, Olivier Siri. Transamination at the Crossroad of the One-Pot Synthesis of N-Substituted Quinonediimines and C-Substituted Benzobisimidazoles. Organic Letters, 2016, 18 (20), pp.5340-5343. ⟨10.1021/acs.orglett.6b02640⟩. ⟨hal-01459068⟩