Patent ID: 6124462
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: B01J,C07B,C07C,C07D,C07F

Abstract:
A process to prepare arylamines of the formula R.sup.1 --NR.sup.2 R.sup.3 comprising contacting an amine of the formula HNR.sup.2 R.sup.3 with an aryl compound of the formula R.sup.1 --X in the presence of a catalytic amount of a coordination compound comprising one or more transition metals complexed to a phosphine oxide compound of the formula HP(O)R.sup.4 R.sup.5,wherein X is a halogen;R.sup.1 is an optionally substituted aryl;R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbylamino, alkoxy, aryloxy, and heterocyclic, and optionally R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 can together form a ring; andR.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterocyclic, organometallic, Cl, Br, I, SQ.sub.1, OQ.sub.2, PQ.sub.3 Q.sub.4, and NQ.sub.5 Q.sub.6, where Q.sub.1, Q.sub.2, Q.sub.3, Q.sub.4, Q.sub.5, and Q.sub.6 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbylamino, alkoxy, aryloxy, and heterocyclic, and optionally R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 can together form a ring.