2-Methoxy-4-nitrobenzenediazonium Salt as a Practical Diazonium-Transfer Agent for Primary Arylamines via Tautomerism of 1,3-Diaryltriazenes: Deaminative Iodination and Arylation of Arylamines without Direct Diazotization

Abstract

Abstract 1,3-Diaryltriazenes, prepared from a 2-methoxy-4-nitrobenzenediazonium salt and primary arylamines, exist as “azo-transfer” tautomers in which the 2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl group is present on the saturated nitrogen atom and forms a hydrogen bond between the 2-methoxy group and the N–H moiety. The synthetic utility of the diazonium salt as a practical diazonium-transfer agent for primary arylamines via tautomerism of the 1,3-diaryltriazenes has been demonstrated by the deaminative iodination and arylation of the arylamines without direct diazotization. The starting 2-methoxy-4-nitrophenylamine can be easily recovered after the reactions.