A Theoretical Study on Radical-based Aminocarbonylation of Aryl Iodides

Abstract

Aminocarbonylation of aromatic iodides with CO and amines gives aromatic amides under photoirradiation conditions. DFT calculations predict that methylamine adds to benzoyl radical to give a zwitterionic radical, which would afford the product via two pathways: (a) an amine-assisted proton transfer followed by a single electron transfer reaction (SET) with iodobenzene or (b) complexation with iodobenzene and then the SET.