Visible light-induced manganese-catalyzed aminocarbonylation of alkyl iodides under atmospheric pressure at room temperature

Abstract

Various amides were produced via visible-light-induced Mn-catalyzed carbonylation of alkyl iodides with anilines under ambient temperature and pressure in the absence of a ligand.

Manganese-Catalyzed Carbonylation of Unactivated Alkyl Bromides with Alkylidenecyclopropanes

“…Using Mn 2 (CO) 10 as a catalyst, carbocycles and heterocycles were synthesized under moderate pressures of CO. Recently, Wu and coworkers realized the manganese-catalyzed carbonylation of alkyl halides with heteroatom nucleophiles such as alcohol, amine, and amide . From the viewpoint of the mechanism, the reaction starts with the homolysis of the Mn–Mn bond in Mn 2 (CO) 10 to generate the •Mn­(CO) 5 radical.…”