Sterically Congested Protecting Group for a Boronyl Group in Iterative Aminations.

In this study, we found that the sterically bulky α-hydroxycarboxamide moiety is a suitable framework for protecting the boronyl group of boron reagents during aminations. Condensation of α-hydroxycarboxamide with ArB(OH) 2 produced aryloxazaborolidinone (ArOxB). The reactivity of the C-B bond in ArOxB is easily controlled by the steric and weak electronic effects of the backbone. H 2 N-(or Br-)ArOxB underwent Chan-Evans-Lam (C-E-L) or Buchwald-Hartwig (B-H) amination with retaining the C-B bond. On the other hand, direct C-E-L amination of ArOxB was also possible in an oxidative atmosphere, in which the C-B bond was activated by Cu II species. Our methodology is effective for the precise synthesis of two or more arylamino group substituted arenes.