Azodicarboxylates as Electrophilic Aminating Reagents

This review focuses on the use of dialkyl azodicarboxylates in the formation of C-N bonds through catalyzed α-amination reactions. Both metal catalyzed and organocatalyzed approaches are covered in the present report. Keywords: Azodicarboxylates, amination, Michael reaction, transition metal, organocatalysis, Ruthenium, Iridium and Rhodium, Silver and Gold, Lanthanides, Proline Derivatives, Cinchona Alkaloids