65570-13-0Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Continuous-Flow Amide and Ester Reductions Using Neat Borane Dimethylsulfide Complex
?tv?s, Sándor B.,Kappe, C. Oliver
, p. 1800 - 1807 (2020/02/27)
Reductions of amides and esters are of critical importance in synthetic chemistry, and there are numerous protocols for executing these transformations employing traditional batch conditions. Notably, strategies based on flow chemistry, especially for amide reductions, are much less explored. Herein, a simple process was developed in which neat borane dimethylsulfide complex (BH3?DMS) was used to reduce various esters and amides under continuous-flow conditions. Taking advantage of the solvent-free nature of the commercially available borane reagent, high substrate concentrations were realized, allowing outstanding productivity and a significant reduction in E-factors. In addition, with carefully optimized short residence times, the corresponding alcohols and amines were obtained in high selectivity and high yields. The synthetic utility of the inexpensive and easily implemented flow protocol was further corroborated by multigram-scale syntheses of pharmaceutically relevant products. Owing to its beneficial features, including low solvent and reducing agent consumption, high selectivity, simplicity, and inherent scalability, the present process demonstrates fewer environmental concerns than most typical batch reductions using metal hydrides as reducing agents.
Ruthenium-catalyzed N-alkylation of amines with alcohols under mild conditions using the borrowing hydrogen methodology
Enyong, Arrey B.,Moasser, Bahram
, p. 7553 - 7563 (2014/09/17)
Using a simple amino amide ligand, ruthenium-catalyzed one-pot alkylation of primary and secondary amines with simple alcohols was carried out under a wide range of conditions. Using the alcohol as solvent, alkylation was achieved under mild conditions, even as low as room temperature. Reactions occurred with high conversion and selectivity in many cases. Reactions can also be carried out at high temperatures in organic solvent with high selectivity using stoichiometric amounts of the alcohol.
Aerobic oxidative N-dealkylation of tertiary amines in aqueous solution catalyzed by rhodium porphyrins
Ling, Zhen,Yun, Lin,Liu, Lianghui,Wu, Bing,Fu, Xuefeng
supporting information, p. 4214 - 4216 (2013/05/22)
Aerobic oxidative N-dealkylation of a variety of aliphatic tertiary amines and anilines catalyzed by rhodium(iii) tetra (p-sulfonatophenyl) porphyrin ((TSPP)RhIII) is achieved in aqueous solution using dioxygen as the sole oxidant.
Selective N-alkylation of amines using nitriles under hydrogenation conditions: Facile synthesis of secondary and tertiary amines
Ikawa, Takashi,Fujita, Yuki,Mizusaki, Tomoteru,Betsuin, Sae,Takamatsu, Haruki,Maegawa, Tomohiro,Monguchi, Yasunari,Sajiki, Hironao
supporting information; experimental part, p. 293 - 304 (2012/02/01)
Nitriles were found to be highly effective alkylating reagents for the selective N-alkylation of amines under catalytic hydrogenation conditions. For the aromatic primary amines, the corresponding secondary amines were selectively obtained under Pd/C-catalyzed hydrogenation conditions. Although the use of electron poor aromatic amines or bulky nitriles showed a lower reactivity toward the reductive alkylation, the addition of NH4OAc enhanced the reactivity to give secondary aromatic amines in good to excellent yields. Under the same reaction conditions, aromatic nitro compounds instead of the aromatic primary amines could be directly transformed into secondary amines via a domino reaction involving the one-pot hydrogenation of the nitro group and the reductive alkylation of the amines. While aliphatic amines were effectively converted to the corresponding tertiary amines under Pd/C-catalyzed conditions, Rh/C was a highly effective catalyst for the N-monoalkylation of aliphatic primary amines without over-alkylation to the tertiary amines. Furthermore, the combination of the Rh/C-catalyzed N-monoalkylation of the aliphatic primary amines and additional Pd/C-catalyzed alkylation of the resulting secondary aliphatic amines could selectively prepare aliphatic tertiary amines possessing three different alkyl groups. According to the mechanistic studies, it seems reasonable to conclude that nitriles were reduced to aldimines before the nucleophilic attack of the amine during the first step of the reaction.
