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
Chemoselective Reductive Amination of Aldehydes and Ketones by Dibutylchlorotin Hydride-HMPA Complex
作者:Toshihiro Suwa、Erika Sugiyama、Ikuya Shibata、Akio Baba
DOI:10.1055/s-2000-6273
日期:——
Reductive amination of various aldehydes and ketones has been performed effectively by pentacoordinate chloro-substituted tin hydride complex, Bu2SnClH-HMPA. The tin reagent worked particularly well for the case using weakly basic aromatic amines as starting substrates. Stoichiometric amounts of a substrate and a reducingagent were adequate for the reaction. The Sn-Cl bond in the complex plays an
molecular diversity, which is highly sought after in a wide range of biologically active natural products and drugs. Herein, we present a new strategy for the synthesis of secondary amines via iridium-catalyzed one-pot reductive amination of carbonyl compounds with nitro compounds. This method is demonstrated for a variety of carbonyl compounds, including miscellaneous aldehydes and ketones, which are compatible