Solid phase synthesis of aryl and heteroaryl amines using the Curtius rearrangement

Abstract

An efficient method for the solid phase synthesis of secondary aryl amines and heteroaryl amines was developed. The key step was the formation of aryl or heteroaryl carbamates using the Curtius rearrangement of aryl carboxylic acids with Wang resin as a trapping hydroxyl group. N-alkylation reactions of resin-bound carbamates under the Mitsunobu condition or using sodium hydride gave secondary aryl or heteroaryl amines in good yields. The developed method can be applied in the preparation of libraries containing aryl and heteroaryl amine structures as a pharmacophore.