Transition‐Metal‐Free Direct Arylation of Anilines

Abstract

Aryne arylation: A new method of direct arylation is reported for aniline substrates. The reaction uses benzyne to synthesize a variety of aminobiaryls under mild conditions (see scheme), requiring no stoichiometric metalation or transition-metal catalysis. An ene mechanism is implicated, and conveys excellent functional group tolerance relative to metal-mediated processes. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.