Nickel‐Catalyzed Amination of Aryl Sulfamates

Broad in scope: The first amination of aryl sulfamates, which are attractive cross-coupling partners, particularly for multistep syntheses, was achieved by using a nickel catalyst. The method provides a versatile means to use simple derivatives of phenol as precursors to polysubstituted aryl amines, as exemplified by a concise synthesis of the antibacterial drug linezolid (see scheme).