Selective α‐Monomethylation by an Amine‐Borane/
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‐Dimethylformamide System as the Methyl Source
作者:Hui‐Min Xia、Feng‐Lian Zhang、Tian Ye、Yi‐Feng Wang
DOI:10.1002/anie.201804794
日期:2018.9.3
A new and practical α‐monomethylation strategy using an amine‐borane/N,N‐dimethylformamide (R3N‐BH3/DMF) system as the methyl source was developed. This protocol has been found to be effective in the α‐monomethylation of arylacetonitriles and arylacetamides. Mechanistic studies revealed that the formyl group of DMF delivered the carbon and one hydrogen atoms of the methyl group, and R3N‐BH3 donated