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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Efficient Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Direct Reductive Amination of Aldehydes under Mild Conditions Using Hydrosilane as the Reductant

A direct reductive amination of aldehydes with anilines is performed with a ruthenium(II)-(arene) catalyst. The [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2/Ph2SiH2 catalytic system is very efficient for the synthesis of secondary amines and tertiary amines in good yields, and is highly chemoselective, tolerating a wide range of functional groups, such as NO2, CN, CO2Me, F, Cl, Br, OMe, Me, furyl and alkyl. We also report an interesting direductive amination of 2-ethylbutanal.

Rhodium catalysts with cofactor mimics for the biomimetic reduction of CN bonds

A strategy based on the cooperation between metal and bonded cofactor mimics was applied to the transfer hydrogenation of CN bonds. We designed and synthesized a rhodium complex containing a 1,3-dimethylbenzoimidazole moiety, which could transfer hydride from a rhodium center to imine substrates in a biomimetic way. Under both transfer hydrogenation and reductive amination reaction conditions, the catalyst exhibited good selectivity towards CN bonds. With the catalyst, 34 imines were transfer hydrogenated to corresponding amines and a key intermediate of retigabine was prepared via reductive amination in a greener way. According to the NMR observations and isotope experiments, a plausible mechanism for this biomimetic reduction of CN bonds were proposed.

Dehydrogenation and α-functionalization of secondary amines by visible-light-mediated catalysis

A visible-light-mediated process for dehydrogenation of amines has been described. The given protocol showed a broad substrate scope, mild reaction conditions and excellent results without the requirement of tedious purification. This process can be applied in one-pot functionalization of secondary amines with various nucleophiles through the cooperation of visible-light and Lewis acid catalysis, leading to the structurally varied essential components of biologically active molecules. In addition, Stern-Volmer studies and quenching experiments revealed the role of a catalyst and led to the proposed mechanism of this transformation.

Simple electrochemical reduction of nitrones to amines

The use of electricity allows the reduction of nitrones containing aromatic and heteroaromatic rings to the corresponding amines. The main advantage of this protocol relies on the fact that only electrons are needed, avoiding the use of different chemical

Manganese-Catalyzed Transfer Hydrogenation of Aldimines

The reduction of imines to amines via transfer hydrogenation was achieved promoted by phosphine-free manganese(I) catalyst. Using isopropanol as reductant, in the presence of tBuOK (4 mol %) and manganese complex [Mn(CO)3Br(κ2N,N-PyCH2NH2)] (2 mol %), a large variety of aldimines (30 examples) were typically reduced in 3 hours at 80 °C with good to excellent yield.

Imidazolium-based ionic liquid-catalyzed hydrosilylation of imines and reductive amination of aldehydes using hydrosilane as the reductant

The first imidazolium-based ionic liquid-catalyzed hydrosilylation of imine and reductive amination of aldehydes with primary amines using a catalytic amount of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrachloride iron [BMIm][FeCl4] and Ph2SiH2 as a reductant were performed under mild conditions. Good yields of secondary amines with high chemoselectivity and a tolerance for a wide range of functional groups were obtained.

A Highly Efficient Base-Metal Catalyst: Chemoselective Reduction of Imines to Amines Using An Abnormal-NHC-Fe(0) Complex

A base-metal, Fe(0)-catalyzed hydrosilylation of imines to obtain amines is reported here which outperforms its noble-metal congeners with the highest TON of 17000. The catalyst, (aNHC)Fe(CO)4, works under very mild conditions, with extremely low catalyst loading (down to 0.005 mol %), and exhibits excellent chemoselectivity. The facile nature of the imine reduction under mild conditions has been further demonstrated by reducing imines towards expensive commercial amines and biologically important N-alkylated sugars, which are difficult to achieve otherwise. A mechanistic pathway and the source of chemoselectivity for imine hydrosilylation have been proposed on the basis of the well-defined catalyst and isolable intermediates along the catalytic cycle.

Amine synthesis through mild catalytic hydrosilylation of imines using polymethylhydroxysiloxane and [RuCl2(arene)]2 catalysts

Tolerate silicone! The stable [RuCl2(p-cymene]2 complex is an efficient catalyst for the direct chemoselective hydrosilylation of functionalized aldimines and ketimines into amines, using polymethylhydroxysiloxane as an inexpensive, stable, and safe hydrosilane source. The catalysis operates in ethanol, under air at room temperature, and tolerates the ketone ester and alkene functionality. Copyright

Solvent-free mechanochemical and one-pot reductive benzylizations of malononitrile and 4-methylaniline using Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine as the reductantt

The properties of Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine, which possesses excellent reducibility, were investigated. The synthesis of benzyl malononitriles and anilines were also studied. Direct reductive benzylizations of malononitrile and 4-methylaniline by aromatic aldehydes were achieved using a Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine as the reductant. It was observed that there is no need for the separation of the in situ generated benzylidene malononitriles and p-tolylamines.