We have recently discovered that Ti imidos (LnTi=NR) can catalyze oxidative nitrene transfer reactions from diazenes via a TiII/TiIV redox couple, and are using this new mode of reactivity to develop a large suite of practical synthetic methods. In this talk, our latest synthetic discoveries related to Ti nitrene transfer catalysis will be discussed, including new synthetic methods for the selective construction of pyrroles via [2+2+1] cycloaddition/alkyne heterocoupling, oxidative alkyne carboamination, and oxidative amination of other unsaturated organics by Ti nitrenes.

New frontiers in oxidative catalysis with early transition metals

256th National Meeting (2018)

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