The Asymmetric Buchwald–Hartwig Amination Reaction

Abstract

Over the past few decades, the Buchwald-Hartwig reaction has emerged as a powerful tool for forging CÀ N bonds, and has been vital to the pharmaceuticals, materials, and catalysis fields. However, asymmetric Buchwald-Hartwig amination reactions for constructing centered chirality, planar chirality, and axial chirality remain in their infancy owing to limited substrate scope and laggard ligand design. The recent surge in interest in the synthesis of CÀ N/ NÀ N atropisomers, has witnessed a renaissance in asymmetric Buchwald-Hartwig amination chemistry as the first practical protocol for the preparation of CÀ N atropisomers. This review highlights reported asymmetric Buchwald-Hartwig amination protocols and provides a brief overview of their chemical practicality.