Synthesis of α-aminonitriles under mild catalytic, metal-free conditions
摘要:
alpha-Aminonitriles have been synthesized by a Strecker synthesis from aldehydes and ketones under mild catalytic, metal-free conditions. Aromatic aldehydes (1 equiv) were reacted with TMSCN (1 equiv) and aromatic and 1 degrees or 2 degrees aliphatic amines (1 equiv) in EtOH containing 3 mol % of NH4Cl to give high yields of alpha-aminonitriles. An alternative to adding NH4Cl as a catalyst involved the use of excess TMSCN (1.2 equiv) to promote the process. The reaction was also successful under microwave conditions using excess TMSCN with no solvent. Ketones similarly reacted with aromatic amines and excess TMSCN under conventional and microwave heating, but 30 mol % of added NH4Cl was required for optimum conversion. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Synthesis of α-aminonitriles under mild catalytic, metal-free conditions
作者:Baskar Nammalwar、Chelsea Fortenberry、Richard A. Bunce
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.11.035
日期:2014.1
alpha-Aminonitriles have been synthesized by a Strecker synthesis from aldehydes and ketones under mild catalytic, metal-free conditions. Aromatic aldehydes (1 equiv) were reacted with TMSCN (1 equiv) and aromatic and 1 degrees or 2 degrees aliphatic amines (1 equiv) in EtOH containing 3 mol % of NH4Cl to give high yields of alpha-aminonitriles. An alternative to adding NH4Cl as a catalyst involved the use of excess TMSCN (1.2 equiv) to promote the process. The reaction was also successful under microwave conditions using excess TMSCN with no solvent. Ketones similarly reacted with aromatic amines and excess TMSCN under conventional and microwave heating, but 30 mol % of added NH4Cl was required for optimum conversion. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.