N-NITROSAMINES via THE PHASE-TRANSFER MEDIATED NITROSATION OF SECONDARY AMINES WITH SODIUM NITRITE AND N-HALOAMIDES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)81245-4

Secondary amines are cleanly and readily converted to the corresponding N-nitrosamines in high yields under phase-transfer conditions by means of sodium nitrite and N-haloamides; the active nitrosating agent is presumed to be dinitrogen tetroxide.