A novel, one-pot reductive alkylation of amines by S-ethyl thioesters mediated by triethylsilane and sodium triacetoxyborohydride in the presence of palladium on carbon

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo982125g

The reductive alkylation of primary amines with aldehydes or ketones is an important tool in the synthesis of wide variety of amines. We described here a novel, one-pot reductive alkylation method using multifunctional S- ethyl thioesters as a source for