- Highly economical and direct amination of sp3carbon using low-cost nickel pincer catalyst
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Developing more efficient routes to achieve C-N bond coupling is of great importance to industries ranging from products in pharmaceuticals and fertilizers to biomedical technologies and next-generation electroactive materials. Over the past decade, improvements in catalyst design have moved synthesis away from expensive metals to newer inexpensive C-N cross-coupling approaches via direct amine alkylation. For the first time, we report the use of an amide-based nickel pincer catalyst (1) for direct alkylation of amines via activation of sp3 C-H bonds. The reaction was accomplished using a 0.2 mol% catalyst and no additional activating agents other than the base. Upon optimization, it was determined that the ideal reaction conditions involved solvent dimethyl sulfoxide at 110 °C for 3 h. The catalyst demonstrated excellent reactivity in the formation of various imines, intramolecularly cyclized amines, and substituted amines with a turnover number (TON) as high as 183. Depending on the base used for the reaction and the starting amines, the catalyst demonstrated high selectivity towards the product formation. The exploration into the mechanism and kinetics of the reaction pathway suggested the C-H activation as the rate-limiting step, with the reaction second-order overall, holding first-order behavior towards the catalyst and toluene substrate.
- Brandt, Andrew,Rangumagar, Ambar B.,Szwedo, Peter,Wayland, Hunter A.,Parnell, Charlette M.,Munshi, Pradip,Ghosh, Anindya
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p. 1862 - 1874
(2021/01/20)
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- BF3·Et2O as a metal-free catalyst for direct reductive amination of aldehydes with amines using formic acid as a reductant
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A versatile metal- and base-free direct reductive amination of aldehydes with amines using formic acid as a reductant under the catalysis of inexpensive BF3·Et2O has been developed. A wide range of primary and secondary amines and diversely substituted aldehydes are compatible with this transformation, allowing facile access to various secondary and tertiary amines in high yields with wide functional group tolerance. Moreover, the method is convenient for the late-stage functionalization of bioactive compounds and preparation of commercialized drug molecules and biologically relevant N-heterocycles. The procedure has the advantages of simple operation and workup and easy scale-up, and does not require dry conditions, an inert atmosphere or a water scavenger. Mechanistic studies reveal the involvement of imine activation by BF3and hydride transfer from formic acid.
- Fan, Qing-Hua,Liu, Xintong,Luo, Zhenli,Pan, Yixiao,Xu, Lijin,Yang, Ji,Yao, Zhen,Zhang, Xin
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supporting information
p. 5205 - 5211
(2021/07/29)
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- Cine-Silylative Ring-Opening of α-Methyl Azacycles Enabled by the Silylium-Induced C-N Bond Cleavage
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Described herein is the development of a borane-catalyzed cine-silylative ring-opening of α-methyl azacycles. This transformation involves four-step cascade processes: (i) exo-dehydrogenation of alicyclic amine, (ii) hydrosilylation of the resultant enamine, (iii) silylium-induced cis-β-amino elimination to open the ring skeleton, and (iv) hydrosilylation of the terminal olefin. The present borane catalysis also works efficiently for the C-N bond cleavage of acyclic tertiary amines. On the basis of experimental and computational studies, the silicon atom was elucidated to play a pivotal role in the β-amino elimination step.
- Zhang, Jianbo,Chang, Sukbok
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p. 12585 - 12590
(2020/08/21)
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- Biocatalytic N-Alkylation of Amines Using Either Primary Alcohols or Carboxylic Acids via Reductive Aminase Cascades
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The alkylation of amines with either alcohols or carboxylic acids represents a mild and safe alternative to the use of genotoxic alkyl halides and sulfonate esters. Here we report two complementary one-pot systems in which the reductive aminase (RedAm) from Aspergillus oryzae is combined with either (i) a 1° alcohol/alcohol oxidase (AO) or (ii) carboxylic acid/carboxylic acid reductase (CAR) to affect N-alkylation reactions. The application of both approaches has been exemplified with respect to substrate scope and also preparative scale synthesis. These new biocatalytic methods address issues facing alternative traditional synthetic protocols such as harsh conditions, overalkylation and complicated workup procedures.
- Ramsden, Jeremy I.,Heath, Rachel S.,Derrington, Sasha R.,Montgomery, Sarah L.,Mangas-Sanchez, Juan,Mulholland, Keith R.,Turner, Nicholas J.
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supporting information
p. 1201 - 1206
(2019/01/21)
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- Tandem synthesis of amides and secondary amines from esters with primary amines under solvent-free conditions
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An iridium(III)-catalyzed tandem synthesis of amides and amines from esters under solvent-free conditions is described. A commercially available iridium(III) complex, [Cp*IrCl2]2, with sodium acetate showed the best activity for the synthesis of amides and secondary amines. The amide was formed by ester-amide exchange which generates an alcohol in situ which is subsequently transformed to a secondary amine via hydrogen autotransfer. This synthetic protocol with high atom economy generates water as the sole by-product and can afford amides and amines from various esters in a one-pot reaction, expanding the synthetic versatility of ester transformations.
- Lee, Jeongbin,Muthaiah, Senthilkumar,Hong, Soon Hyeok
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p. 2653 - 2660
(2014/09/17)
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- Reductive amination of aldehydes and amines with an efficient Pd/NiO catalyst
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By applying a simple Pd/NiO catalyst, the reductive amination of amines and aldehydes can progress efficiently under mild reaction conditions, and 24 substituted amines with different structures were synthesized with up to 98% isolated yields.
- Yang, Huimin,Cui, Xinjiang,Deng, Youquan,Shi, Feng
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supporting information
p. 1314 - 1322
(2014/04/17)
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- Metal-free, mild, nonepimerizing, chemo- and enantio- or diastereoselective N-alkylation of amines by alcohols via oxidation/imine-iminium formation/reductive amination: A pragmatic synthesis of octahydropyrazinopyridoindoles and higher ring analogues
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A mild step and atom-economical nonepimerizing chemo- and enantioselective N-alkylating procedure has been developed via oxidation/imine-iminium formation/reduction cascade using TEMPO-BAIB-HEH-Bronsted acid catalysis in DMPU as solvent and a stoichiometric amount of amine. The optimized conditions were further extended for the nonenzymatic kinetic resolution of the chiral amine thus formed under nonenzymatic in situ hydrogen-transfer conditions using VAPOL-derived phosphoric acid (VAPOL-PA) as the Bronsted acid catalyst. The enantioselective cascade of the presented reaction was successfully utilized in the synthesis of octahydropyrazinopyridoindole and its higher ring analogues.
- Khan, Imran A.,Saxena, Anil K.
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p. 11656 - 11669
(2014/01/06)
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- Pt-Sn/γ-Al2O3-catalyzed highly efficient direct synthesis of secondary and tertiary amines and imines
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Versatile syntheses of secondary and tertiary amines by highly efficient direct N-alkylation of primary and secondary amines with alcohols or by deaminative self-coupling of primary amines have been successfully realized by means of a heterogeneous bimetallic Pt-Sn/γ-Al2O3 catalyst (0.5 wt % Pt, Pt/Sn molar ratio=1:3) through a borrowing-hydrogen strategy. In the presence of oxygen, imines were also efficiently prepared from the tandem reactions of amines with alcohols or between two primary amines. The proposed mechanism reveals that an alcohol or amine substrate is initially dehydrogenated to an aldehyde/ketone or NH-imine with concomitant formation of a [PtSn] hydride. Condensation of the aldehyde/ketone species or deamination of the NH-imine intermediate with another molecule of amine forms an N-substituted imine which is then reduced to a new amine product by the in-situ generated [PtSn] hydride under a nitrogen atmosphere or remains unchanged as the final product under an oxygen atmosphere. The Pt-Sn/γ-Al2O 3 catalyst can be easily recycled without Pt metal leaching and has exhibited very high catalytic activity toward a wide range of amine and alcohol substrates, which suggests potential for application in the direct production of secondary and tertiary amines and N-substituted imines.
- He, Wei,Wang, Liandi,Sun, Chenglin,Wu, Kaikai,He, Songbo,Chen, Jiping,Wu, Ping,Yu, Zhengkun
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experimental part
p. 13308 - 13317
(2012/02/02)
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- Reductive amination agents: comparison of Na(CN)BH3 and Si-CBH
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Reductive amination is a chemical reaction commonly employed by organic chemists in academics and the pharmaceutical industry. In this reaction a carbonyl group is converted to an amine via an imine intermediate, the formation of which is rate limiting. A major reagent necessary for the completion of this reaction is a hydride source, commonly sodium cyanoborohydride (Na(CN)BH3). The objective of this research was to compare the efficacy of Na(CN)BH3 with silica-bound cyanoborohydride (Si-CBH) as hydride sources in reductive amination reactions. Work has shown that reactions employing Si-CBH as a hydride source showed significant improvement, exhibiting an average percent conversion 25% greater than reactions using Na(CN)BH3.
- Grenga, Paolo N.,Sumbler, Brittany L.,Beland, Fran?ois,Priefer, Ronny
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p. 6658 - 6660
(2010/03/03)
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- Direct and indirect reductive amination of aldehydes and ketones with solid acid-activated sodium borohydride under solvent-free conditions
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A simple and convenient procedure for reductive amination of aldehydes and ketones using sodium borohydride activated by boric acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate or benzoic acid as reducing agent under solvent-free conditions is described.
- Byung, Tae Cho,Sang, Kyu Kang
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p. 5725 - 5734
(2007/10/03)
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- Synthesis of secondary amines by reduction of α-amidoalkylphenyl sulfones with sodium acetoxyborohydride
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α-Amidoalkylphenyl sulfones are stable precursors of reactive N-acylimines and can be fully reduced to the corresponding secondary amines using sodium acetoxyborohydride in dioxane at reflux.
- Mataloni, Michela,Petrini, Marino,Profeta, Roberto
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p. 1129 - 1132
(2007/10/03)
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- N-alkylation of amines under microwave irradiation: Modified eschweiler-clarke reaction
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The N-alkylation of hexahydroazepine and benzylamine is performed under microwave irradiation in the presence of formic acid and different aldehydes or ketones. Good yields were obtained with reactive carbonyl compounds.
- Torchy,Barbry
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p. 292 - 293
(2007/10/03)
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- Sodium borohydride on wet clay: Solvent-free reductive amination of carbonyl compounds using microwaves
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A solvent-flee reductive amination of carbonyl compounds by wet montmorillonite K 10 clay supported sodium borohydride is described; microwave irradiation facilitates the procedure.
- Varma, Rajender S.,Dahiya, Rajender
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p. 6293 - 6298
(2007/10/03)
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- Methods of producing pantothenic acid derivative and its starting materials for producing the same
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A method of producing a pantothenic acid derivative of formula (I): STR1 wherein each of R1 and R2 is different, and is a branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 5 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group; or a straight chain aliphat
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