Nickel-catalyzed aminocarbonylation of aryl halides with carbamoylsilanes: efficient synthesis of secondary (primary) aromatic amides

A nickel-catalyzed aminocarbonylation of aryl halides using carbamoylsilane as an amide source leading to corresponding secondary or primary aromatic amides has been developed, in which the methoxymethyl and benzyl were used as amino protecting group. The protocol tolerates a broad range of aryl halides bearing different functional groups to afford good yields of aryl amides under mild reaction conditions. The types and the relative positions of substituents on the aryl ring make a notable impact on the coupling efficiency. The plausible mechanism of nickel-catalyzed aminocarbonylation has been suggested.