Manganese(I)- Catalyzed C-H Aminocarbonylation of Heteroarenes

A versatile manganese(I) catalyst was employed in C-H aminocarbonylation reactions of heteroarenes with aryl as well as with alkyl isocyanates using a removable directing group approach. Detailed experimental mechanistic studies were suggestive of an organometallic C-H manganesation step, followed by a rate-determining migratory insertion.