The metal-free reduction of nitroarenes to aniline derivatives was accomplished in a short time by using a benzothiazoline as the hydrogen donor in combination with a Bronsted acid. An enantioselective synthesis of 2-arylquinolines was achieved by using 1-aryl-3-(2-nitrophenyl)propan-1-ones as starting materials and a combination of a benzothiazoline and a chiral phosphoric acid.
amines are selectively obtained from low value starting materials using hydrogen and a non-noble metal-based catalyst. The reductive amination of aldehydes from nitroarenes or nitroalkanes is efficiently catalyzed by a well-defined diamino molybdenum sulfide cluster in a one-pot homogeneous reaction. The integrity of the molecular cluster catalyst is preserved along the process.
Microwave-Accelerated Methodology for the Direct Reductive Amination of Aldehydes
作者:Jussi J. Kangasmetsä、Tony Johnson
DOI:10.1021/ol0522844
日期:2005.12.1
[GRAPHICS]An improved procedure for the direct reductive amination of aldehydes was developed which uses dibutyltin dichloride as catalyst in the presence of phenylsilane as reductant. Rapid reaction is promoted by the use of microwave conditions with anilines, secondary and primary amines being suitable reactants.
Calcium-catalysed synthesis of amines through imine hydrosilylation: an experimental and theoretical study
A method to reduce aldimines throughhydrosilylation is reported. The catalytic system involves calcium triflimide (Ca(NTf2)2) and potassium hexafluorophosphate (KPF6) which have been shown to act in a synergistic manner. The expected amines are obtained in fair to very high yields (40–99%) under mild conditions (room temperature in most cases). To illustrate the potential of this method, a bioactive