Ni(0)/NHC-catalyzed amination of N-heteroaryl methyl ethers through the cleavage of carbon‒oxygen bonds

Ni(0)/NHC-based catalyst system can promote the amination of N-heteroaryl methyl ethers via the cleavage of normally unreactive carbon–oxygen bonds. Electron-deficient N-heteroarenes including pyridine, quinoline, isoquinoline, and quinoxaline undergo amination to afford aminopyridine and related heteroarenes, which constitute an important class of compounds.