Protecting-group-free amination of halogenated nitrobenzaldehyde with palladium catalyst

“One-step” method for the synthesis of secondary aliphatic amine substituted nitrobenzaldehyde was developed. In the presence of Pd catalyst, halogenated nitrobenzaldehyde could be smoothly coupled with secondary aliphatic amine to give the target product in hexamethylphosphamide (HMPT) media without the protection of aldehyde groups.