The present invention relates to a method for easily producing a tertiary amine with high yield. A tertiary amine represented by general formula (1) is produced by adding a metal-containing reagent represented by general formula (6) into a reaction system consisting of thioamide represented by general formula (4), a methylating agent represented by general formula (5) and a solvent, and then adding thereto a Grignard reagent represented by general formula (7).
1
CH
3
—X (5)
R
8
-M
1
(6)
R
7
-M
2
(7)
这项发明涉及一种易于高产率生产三级胺的方法。通过将通式(6)表示的含
金属试剂加入由通式(4)表示的
硫代
酰胺、通式(5)表示的
甲基化试剂和溶剂组成的反应体系中,然后加入通式(7)表示的
格氏试剂,生产通式(1)表示的三级胺。