Solid-Supported Sulfonylhydroxylamine as an Effective N-Aminating Agent of Anilines

An effective method for the synthesis of aryl hydrazines by amination of anilines using the solid-supported phenylsulfonylhydroxylamine was described. Treatment of aniline with the solid-supported aminating agent, followed by removal of the resin, provided the corresponding hydrazine in 21% yield. The resulting hydrazines were directly adapted to the solid-phase synthesis of indoles, providing nine naltrindole derivatives varying the substituents on the aromatic rings.