Herein, we report a general method for copper-catalyzed N-arylation of isatoic anhydrides with unsymmetrical iodonium
salts at room temperature. The developed catalytic protocol is mild
and operationally simple, and aryl(TMP)iodonium trifluoroacetate is
employed as the arylating partner. The methodology offers the broad
applicability of both structurally and electronically diverse aryl
groups from aryl(TMP)iodonium salts to access N-arylated
isatoic anhydrides in moderate to excellent yields (53–92%).
Moreover, the substituted isatoic anhydrides are equally compatible
with the protocol too. To demonstrate the synthetic utilities of the N-arylation process, we also report an alternative approach
for biologically relevant fenamic acid derivatives and N,N′-diarylindazol-3-ones in a one-pot step
economical system. In addition, the scale-up synthesis of flufenamic
acid is also illustrated.
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