Catalytic Conversion of N-Heteroaromatics to Functionalized Arylamines by Merging Hydrogen Transfer and Selective Coupling

To date, although tremendous advances have been made in N-heteroaryl C–H functionalization, there remain significant unmet challenges in the deconstruction of extensively applied but poorly reactive N-heteroaromatics to useful frameworks. Here, by a strategy merging hydrogen transfer and selective coupling, we present a ruthenium-catalyzed deconstruction of N-heteroaromatics to functionalized arylamines with 2-aminoaryl methanols. The reaction...