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Selective synthesis of mono- and di-methylated amines using methanol and sodium azide as C1 and N1 sources
Chakrabarti, Kaushik,Mishra, Anju,Panja, Dibyajyoti,Paul, Bhaskar,Kundu, Sabuj
supporting information, p. 3339 - 3345 (2018/07/29)
A Ru(ii) complex mediated synthesis of various N,N-dimethyl and N-monomethyl amines from organic azides using methanol as a methylating agent is reported. This methodology was successfully applied for a one-pot reaction of bromide derivatives and sodium azide in methanol. Notably, by controlling the reaction time several N-monomethylated and N,N-dimethylated amines were synthesized selectively. The practical applicability of this tandem process was revealed by preparative scale reactions with different organic azides and synthesis of an anti-vertigo drug betahistine. Several kinetic experiments and DFT studies were carried out to understand the mechanism of this transformation.
