Efficient and practical catalyst-free-like dehydrative N-alkylation of amines and sulfinamides with alcohols initiated by aerobic oxidation of alcohols under air
摘要:
We developed simple and practical N-alkylation reactions of amines and sulfinamides with primary and secondary alcohols by using only catalytic amounts of air as the initiator without adding any external catalysts. This method has advantages of simple conditions, easy operation, and comparatively wider scope of substrates, providing an efficient and green catalyst-free-like alcohol-based dehydrative N-alkylation method. Mechanistic studies revealed that air initiated the reactions by aerobic oxidation of the alcohols to the key initiating aldehydes or ketones in the presence of bases. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Novel 4-pyridinamine derivatives having the formula ##STR1## [where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are aryl or heteroaryl (optionally linked together by a lower alkylene bridge) or one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is aryl or heteroaryl and the other of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is lower alkyl or ar(lower)alkyl, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each hydrogen or lower alkyl and n is 0 or 1] and their non-toxic acid addition salts are described. They show CNS activity and may be used as antidepressant drugs. Some also show stimulant activity. Novel intermediates having the formula ##STR2## are also described.
Efficient and practical catalyst-free-like dehydrative N-alkylation of amines and sulfinamides with alcohols initiated by aerobic oxidation of alcohols under air
We developed simple and practical N-alkylation reactions of amines and sulfinamides with primary and secondary alcohols by using only catalytic amounts of air as the initiator without adding any external catalysts. This method has advantages of simple conditions, easy operation, and comparatively wider scope of substrates, providing an efficient and green catalyst-free-like alcohol-based dehydrative N-alkylation method. Mechanistic studies revealed that air initiated the reactions by aerobic oxidation of the alcohols to the key initiating aldehydes or ketones in the presence of bases. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.