Abstract

Copper diacetate catalyzed phenylation of 4-aminoacridine afforded the N-phenyl derivative in good yields with triphenylbismuth diacetate, moderate yields with phenylboronic acid and failed with in situ generated phenyllead triacetate. All systems gave high yields of the N-monophenyl derivative in their reaction with 3,4-dimethylaniline.

Keywords: aminoacridine, copper catalysis, organobismuth, organoboron, organolead