Yang Liu,Daniel Brüx,Florian Kleemiss,Florian F. Mulks
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Abstract
Abstract 4-Aminopyridines are key structures in pharmaceuticals. SNAr reactions typically require electron-deficient starting materials, and it remains difficult to overcome this limitation without the use of transition metals. Herein, we report the urea-based organic dication as a highly effective reagent for the activation of 4-methoxypyridine with respect to amination reactions. This method broadly tolerates functional groups, including electron-withdrawing and -donating substituents and even free nucleophiles. This method allows chromatographic procedures to be bypassed during workups, ultimately leading to a more sustainable profile.
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