Mild Selective Deoxygenation of Amine Oxides by Tin-Tin Bonded Derivatives

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-1987-27842

A new method of deoxygenation of amine oxides with tin reagent is proposed.It utilizes the reductive properties of the tin-tin bond in hexabutyldistannane or 1,2-dichlorotetrabutyldistannane.Oxides of tertiary amines are reduced into amines by hexabutyldistannane in high yields, whereas pyridine N-oxides react cleanly with 1,2-dichlorotetrabutyldistannane to give the corresponding pyridines.These reactions occur under mild conditions and are very selective.