Amination and amidation of aryl iodides catalyzed by copper(I)–phenanthroline complexes

Four kinds of copper(I)–phenanthroline complexes ([CuI(phen)2]Cl, [CuI(phen)Cl]2, [CuI(phen)2]BF4, and CuI(phen)PPh3Cl) were prepared and used as catalysts for amination and amidation of aryl iodide to investigate the influence on the yields of products due to differences of the structures. These complexes were found to work as catalysts on these reactions and showed that the differences of structures of copper(I) complexes significantly influenced the yield of aryl-nitrogen bond forming processes.