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Usage

Uses

Used in Pharmaceutical Industry:
2,4-Dimethylpentan-3-amine hydrochloride is used as a central nervous system stimulant for its ability to increase the levels of norepinephrine and dopamine in the brain. This property makes it potentially useful in the treatment of certain medical conditions that may benefit from enhanced neurotransmitter activity.
Used in Recreational Drug Use:
Despite its potential medical applications, 2,4-Dimethylpentan-3-amine hydrochloride is often used as a recreational drug due to its psychoactive and stimulant effects. It is commonly consumed orally, intranasally, or by injection, and its use in this context carries a risk of abuse and addiction.

Upstream product

• 108-08-7 2,4-dimethylpentane 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Cerium-Catalyzed C-H Functionalizations of Alkanes Utilizing Alcohols as Hydrogen Atom Transfer Agents

Modern photoredox catalysis has traditionally relied upon metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT) excitation of metal polypyridyl complexes for the utilization of light energy for the activation of organic substrates. Here, we demonstrate the catalytic application of ligand-to-metal charge-transfer (LMCT) excitation of cerium alkoxide complexes for the facile activation of alkanes utilizing abundant and inexpensive cerium trichloride as the catalyst. As demonstrated by cerium-catalyzed C-H amination and the alkylation of hydrocarbons, this reaction manifold has enabled the facile use of abundant alcohols as practical and selective hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) agents via the direct access of energetically challenging alkoxy radicals. Furthermore, the LMCT excitation event has been investigated through a series of spectroscopic experiments, revealing a rapid bond homolysis process and an effective production of alkoxy radicals, collectively ruling out the LMCT/homolysis event as the rate-determining step of this C-H functionalization.