Easy Copper‐Catalyzed Synthesis of Primary Aromatic Amines by Couplings Aromatic Boronic Acids with Aqueous Ammonia at Room Temperature

Abstract

A reaction without the added extras: Aromatic boronic acids have been coupled using inexpensive aqueous ammonia to give primary aromatic amines under copper catalysis. This simple and highly efficient approach can be carried out in air at room temperature and, importantly, no base, ligand, or additive are required (see scheme).