330-59-6Relevant articles and documents
Use of a "catalytic" Cosolvent, N,N-Dimethyl Octanamide, Allows the Flow Synthesis of Imatinib with no Solvent Switch
Yang, Jeffrey C.,Niu, Dawen,Karsten, Bram P.,Lima, Fabio,Buchwald, Stephen L.
, p. 2531 - 2535 (2016)
A general, efficient method for C-N cross-coupling has been developed using N,N-dimethyloctanamide as a catalytic cosolvent for biphasic continuous-flow applications. The described method was used to generate a variety of biarylamines and was integrated into a two-step sequence which converted phenols into biarylamines via either triflates or tosylates. Additionally, the method was applied to a three-step synthesis of imatinib, the API of Gleevec, in good yield without the need of solvent switches. Going with the flow: A general flow method developed for C-N cross-coupling using N,N-dimethyloctanamide as a catalytic cosolvent was integrated into a two-step sequence which converted phenols into biarylamines via either triflates or tosylates. It was applied to a three-step synthesis of imatinib, the API of Gleevec, in good yield without the need of solvent switches.