Mimicking the environment of living organisms to achieve the oxidative coupling of amines to imines catalyzed by water-soluble metalloporphyrins

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.04.096

Highly efficient procedure for preparing imines from the oxidative coupling of amines catalyzed by metalloporphyrins using water as the only solvent has been developed. Manganese porphyrin showed an excellent activity for the oxidative coupling of a wide