Introducing Bis(5-(Trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)amine Chelating Unit via Pd-Catalyzed Amination.

We report a one-step synthesis of trifluoromethyl-substituted di(pyridin-2-yl)amine-based ligands. N-(hetero)aryl-substituted bis(5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)amines were obtained from 2-bromo-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine and corresponding aromatic amines via Pd-catalyzed amination reaction in the presence of a Pd(dba)2/BINAP catalytic system. Four new ligands were prepared in good to high yields and characterized by NMR, IR spectroscopies and mass spectrometry. The structure of one of the products was additionally supported by X-ray analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]