Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Synthesis of Phthalimides from 1,2-Dibromoarenes with Molybdenum Hexacarbonyl as Carbon Monoxide Source

摘要

We describe here a convenient and mild, carbon monoxide gas-free palladium-catalyzed procedure to obtain iV-substituted phthalimides with molybdenum hexacarbonyl as carbon monoxide precursor. These conditions tolerate a number of functional groups on the benzene ring as well as a number of amines and give the corresponding phthalimides in good to excellent yields.