Palladium-Catalyzed H/D Exchange Reaction with 8-Aminoquinoline as the Directing Group: Access to ortho-Selective Deuterated Aromatic Acids and β-Selective Deuterated Aliphatic Acids

We develop a palladium-catalyzed H/D exchange reaction with 8-aminoquinoline as the directing group as well as D2O as the source of deuterium atom and solvent. This reaction achieves selectively H/D exchange at the ortho-C–H of aromatic amides and the β-C–H of aliphatic amide. Ortho-deuterated aromatic acids and β-deuterated aliphatic acids are obtained by removal of the directing group. And a possible mechanism is also proposed.