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Phosphorous(v) Lewis acids: Water/base tolerant P3-trimethylated trications

The water/base intolerance of the previously reported electrophilic phosphonium cations has been overcome by replacing the labile electron-withdrawing groups generally attached to phosphorus (e.g. -F, -OAr, -CF3) with methyl groups. Tri-phosphorus(v) tricationic species, accessible in one-pot from commercially available materials, are air and water/base tolerant, yet are sufficiently Lewis acidic for catalysis.

Heterometallic Mg?Ba Hydride Clusters in Hydrogenation Catalysis

Reaction of a MgN“2/BaN”2 mixture (N“=N(SiMe3)2) with PhSiH3 gave three unique heterometallic Mg/Ba hydride clusters: Mg5Ba4H11N”7 ? (benzene)2 (1), Mg4Ba7H13N“9 ? (toluene)2 (2) and Mg7Ba12H26N”12 (3). Product formation is controlled by the Mg/Ba ratio and temperature. Crystal structures are described. While 3 is fully insoluble, clusters 1 and 2 retain their structures in aromatic solvents. DFT calculations and AIM analyses indicate highly ionic bonding with Mg?H and Ba?H bond paths. Also unusual H????H? bond paths are observed. Catalytic hydrogenation with MgN“2, BaN”2 and the mixture MgN“2/BaN”2 has been studied. Whereas MgN“2 is only active in imine hydrogenation, alkene and alkyne hydrogenation needs the presence of Ba. The catalytic activity of the MgN”2/BaN“2 mixture lies in general between that of its individual components and strong cooperative effects are not evident.

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.

Copper-Salt-Promoted Carbocyclization Reactions of α-Bromo- N -arylacylamides

A mild and convenient synthetic method for oxindoles and α-arylacylamides bearing an all carbon quaternary stereocenter from the readily available α-bromo-N-arylacylamides has been developed. This Cu(acac)2/Phen-promoted radical cyclization rea

Implications of dynamic imine chemistry for the sustainable synthesis of nitrogen heterocycles via transimination followed by intramolecular cyclisation

An exploration of a tandem approach to the sustainable synthesis of N-heterocycles from readily available N-aryl benzylamines or imines and ortho-substituted anilines is described, which demonstrates, for the first time, an important synthetic application of dynamic imine chemistry. The key features to the successful development of this protocol include the utilisation of N-aryl benzylamines as imine precursors in transimination, the occurrence of transimination in acetonitrile in the absence of any catalysts, an intramolecular nucleophilic addition occurring in the newly formed imine causing irreversible transimination, and the tandem event occurring under green conditions.

General and selective reductive amination of carbonyl compounds using a core-shell structured Co3O4/NGr@C catalyst

The application of heterogenized non-noble metal-based catalysts in selective catalytic hydrogenation processes is still challenging. In this respect, the preparation of a well-defined cobalt-based catalyst was investigated by immobilization of the corresponding cobalt(ii)-phenanthroline-chelate on Vulcan XC72R carbon powder. The formed core-shell structured cobalt/cobalt oxide nanocomposites are encapsulated by nitrogen-enriched graphene layers. This promising cheap heterogeneous catalyst allows for an efficient domino reductive amination of carbonyl compounds with nitroarenes. This journal is

Iron-catalyzed synthesis of secondary amines: On the way to green reductive aminations

Amines represent important intermediates in chemical and biological processes. Herein, we describe the use of a nanostructured iron-based catalyst for the tandem reductive amination between nitroarenes and aldehydes using hydrogen as reductant. The nanostructured iron-catalyst is prepared by immobilization of an iron-phenanthroline complex onto a commercially available carbon support. In the reaction sequence a primary amine is formed in situ from the corresponding nitro compound. Reversible condensation with aldehydes forms the respective imines, which are finally reduced to the desired secondary amine. This synthesis of secondary amines is atom-economical and environmentally attractive using cheap and readily available organic compounds as starting materials.

Practical one-pot synthesis of secondary amines by zinc-catalyzed reductive amination

In the present study, the zinc-catalyzed reductive amination of various aldehydes has been examined in detail. Simple zinc(II) triflate was applied as hydrosilylation catalyst for the reduction of the in situ formed imine by condensation of an aldehyde with an amine. Using a practical Lewis acid catalyst and PMHS [poly(methylhydrosiloxane)] as cheap hydride source excellent yields and a broad functional group tolerance were achieved.

A CONVENIENT SYNTHESIS OF UNSYMMETRICAL SECONDARY AMINES. IN SITU FORMATION OF UNSTABLE FORMALDEHYDE IMINES.

The monoalkylation of aliphatic and aromatic primary amines can be accomplished by the reaction of organolithium or grignard reagents with N-(cyanomethyl) or N-(aminomethyl) derivatives.