Chemoselective one-pot reductive deamination of aryl amines

A one-pot deamination of a wide variety of substituted anilines is described. The process involves a diazotization-dediazotization utilizing acetic acid, sodium nitrite, and sodium bisulfite- inexpensive, ‘green’ reagents. The process occurs quickly under mild conditions, tolerates sensitive functionality, and gives products in modest-to-good yields (16–88%).