Convenient synthesis of N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)-α,ω-alkanediamines using a phase-transfer catalyst

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-1992-26157

Alkylation of α,ω-alkanediamines and their N,N-disubstituted derivatives with 2-(chloromethyl)pyridinium chloride in the presence of hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride as a phase-transfer catalyst gave conveniently the corresponding N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-