Iridium-catalyzed phosphoramidation of arene C-H bonds with phosphoryl azide.

An iridium-catalyzed phosphoramidation of arene C-H bonds with phosphoryl azide as the amino source is described. The direct C-H phosphoramidation of arenes bearing pyridinyl, pyrazoyl, and quinolinyl as the directing group has good functional group tolerance and occurs smoothly under mild conditions, providing N-aryl phosphoramidates in good yields.