Resumen: Piperazine rings are essential motifs frequently found in commercial drugs. However, synthetic methodologies are mainly limited to N-substituted piperazines, preventing structural diversity. Disclosed herein is a straightforward catalytic method for the synthesis of complex C-substituted piperazines based on an uncommon head-to-head coupling of easily prepared imines. This 100% atom-economic process allows the selective formation of a sole diastereoisomer, a broad substrate scope, and a good functional group tolerance employing a bench-stable iridium catalyst under mild reaction conditions. Key to the success is the addition of N-oxides to the reaction mixture, as they notably enhance the catalytic activity and selectivity. Idioma: Inglés DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c05895 Año: 2023 Publicado en: ACS CATALYSIS 13, 5 (2023), 3148-3152 ISSN: 2155-5435 Factor impacto JCR: 11.7 (2023) Categ. JCR: CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL rank: 21 / 178 = 0.118 (2023) - Q1 - T1 Factor impacto CITESCORE: 20.8 - Chemistry (all) (Q1) - Catalysis (Q1)