THE HOMOGENEOUSLY CATALYSED SYNTHESIS OF N-METHYLDIALKYLAMINES FROM N-METHYL AND N,N-DIMETHYLALKYLAMIMES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)81961-0

N-Methyl and N,N-dimethylalkylamines are converted into N-methyldialkylamines in good yields when heated at 180 deg C in the presence of a catalytic amount of RuCl2(Ph3P)3.