1. School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China;2. College of Chemistry&Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Abstract:
A radical cation salt‐initiated phosphorylation of N‐benzylanilines was realized through an aerobic oxidation of the sp3 C?H bond, providing a series of α‐aminophosphonates in high yields. An investigation of the reaction scope revealed that this mild catalyst system is superior in good functional group tolerance and high reaction efficiency. The mechanistic study implied that the cleavage of the sp3 C?H bond was involved in the rate‐determining step.