CuI/2-Aminopyridine 1‑Oxide Catalyzed Amination of Aryl Chlorides with Aliphatic Amines

A class of 2-aminopyridine 1-oxides are discovered to be effective ligands for the Cu-catalyzed amination of less reactive (hetero)­aryl chlorides. A wide range of functionalized (hetero)­aryl chlorides reacted with various aliphatic amines to afford the desired products in good to excellent yields under the catalyst of CuI/2-aminopyridine 1-oxides. Furthermore, the catalyst system worked well for the coupling of cyclic secondary amines and N-methyl benzylamine with (hetero)­aryl chlorides.