Mercuration demercuration of aliphatic isocyanates: A new mild route to primary amines

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(95)01839-A

Aliphatic isocyanates react with mercury acetate in THF/H₂O and successively with sodium boro hydride to give aliphatic primary amines in good yields in short reaction times with high stereo control.