Reductive amination of various ketones and aldehydes by transferhydrogenation under aqueous conditions has been developed, by using cyclometallated iridium complexes as catalysts and formate as hydrogen source. The pH value of the solution is shown to be critical for a high catalytic chemoselectivity and activity, with the best pH value being 4.8. In comparison with that in organic solvents, the reductive
DMSO methylates a broad range of amines in the presence of formic acid, providing a novel, green and practical method for aminemethylation. The protocol also allows the one‐pot transformation of aromatic nitro compounds into dimethylated amines in the presence of a simple iron catalyst.
The catalytic transfer hydrogenation of imines and the reductive amination of carbonyl compounds have been thoroughly investigated with a cyclooctene‐derived (cyclopentadienone)iron pre‐catalyst. Additionally, enantioselective ketimine reduction with a chiral (cyclopentadienone)ironcomplex is reported here for the first time.
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申请人:UNIV LIVERPOOL
公开号:WO2013153407A1
公开(公告)日:2013-10-17
The present invention relates to an iridium-based catalyst compound for hydrogenating reducible moieties, especially imines and iminiums, the catalyst compounds being defined by the formulas: where ring B is either itself polycyclic, or ring B together with R is polycyclic. The catalysts of the invention are particularly effective in reductive amination procedures 10 which involve the in situ generation of the imine or iminium under reductive hydrogenative conditions.
The present invention relates to an iridium-based catalyst compound for hydrogenating reducible moieties, especially imines and iminiums, the catalyst compounds being defined by the formulas: where ring B is either itself polycyclic, or ring B together with R is polycyclic. The catalysts of the invention are particularly effective in reductive amination procedures
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which involve the in situ generation of the imine or iminium under reductive hydrogenative conditions.