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Highly Selective Hydrogenative Conversion of Nitriles into Tertiary, Secondary, and Primary Amines under Flow Reaction Conditions

Flow reaction methods have been developed to selectively synthesize tertiary, secondary, and primary amines depending on heterogeneous platinum-group metal species under catalytic hydrogenation conditions using nitriles as starting materials. A 10 % Pd/C-packed catalyst cartridge affords symmetrically substituted tertiary amines in good to excellent yields. A 10 % Rh/C-packed catalyst cartridge enables the divergent synthesis of secondary and primary amines, with either cyclohexane or acetic acid as a solvent, respectively. Reaction parameters, such as the metal catalyst, solvent, and reaction temperature, and continuous-flow conditions, such as flow direction and second support of the catalyst in a catalyst cartridge, are quite important for controlling the reaction between the hydrogenation of nitriles and nucleophilic attack of in situ-generated amines to imine intermediates. A wide variety of aliphatic and aromatic nitriles could be highly selectively transformed into the corresponding tertiary, secondary, and primary amines by simply changing the metal species of the catalyst or flow parameters. Furthermore, the selective continuous-flow methodologies are applied over at least 72 h to afford three different types of amines in 80–99 % yield without decrease in catalytic activities.

Cine-Silylative Ring-Opening of α-Methyl Azacycles Enabled by the Silylium-Induced C-N Bond Cleavage

Described herein is the development of a borane-catalyzed cine-silylative ring-opening of α-methyl azacycles. This transformation involves four-step cascade processes: (i) exo-dehydrogenation of alicyclic amine, (ii) hydrosilylation of the resultant enamine, (iii) silylium-induced cis-β-amino elimination to open the ring skeleton, and (iv) hydrosilylation of the terminal olefin. The present borane catalysis also works efficiently for the C-N bond cleavage of acyclic tertiary amines. On the basis of experimental and computational studies, the silicon atom was elucidated to play a pivotal role in the β-amino elimination step.

Chemoselective hydrogenation of nitriles to secondary or tertiary amines catalyzed by aqueous-phase catalysts supported on hexagonal mesoporous silica

The first supported aqueous-phase catalyst for the hydrogenation of nitriles is revealed. The catalyst prepared from Pd(PhCN)2Cl2, water-soluble ligand 2,2′-biquinoline-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid dipotassium salt and mesoporous silica is a highly efficient catalyst for the selective formation of secondary or tertiary amines from aromatic or aliphatic nitriles. The catalytic system is stable and can be recycled and reused three times without loss of activity and selectivity. This environmentally friendly process is, in addition, an attractive alternative to many homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts because of its easy preparation and the moderate operational conditions under which it is highly active.

An improved and one-pot procedure to the synthesis of symmetric amines by domino reactions of 5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-amine, a new nitrogen atom donor, and alkyl halides

Abstract: A new one-pot method has been introduced in this work for the synthesis of symmetrical primary, secondary, and tertiary alkyl amines from alkyl halides and 5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-amine as a nitrogen-transfer reagent. In this method, all three types of amines have been successfully prepared after changing the ratio of substrates and base control. In addition to the introduction of a new nitrogen-transfer reagent, other important features of this work include normal atmospheric conditions and excellent yields under mild reaction conditions.

Catalyst-Dependent Selective Hydrogenation of Nitriles: Selective Synthesis of Tertiary and Secondary Amines

In the presence of palladium on carbon (Pd/C) as a catalyst, hydrogenation of aliphatic nitriles in cyclohexane efficiently proceeded at 25-60 °C under ordinary hydrogen gas pressure to afford the corresponding tertiary amines. However, the use of rhodium on carbon (Rh/C) led to the highly selective generation of secondary amines. Hydrogenation of aromatic nitriles and cyclohexanecarbonitrile selectively produced secondary amines in the presence of either Pd/C or Rh/C.

Homogeneous hydrogenations of nitriles catalyzed by rhenium complexes

Rhenium(I) nitrosyl complexes bearing large bite angle diphosphines efficiently catalyze the hydrogenation of nitriles to the corresponding symmetrical secondary amines. Copyright

Ruthenium-catalyzed formation of tertiary amines from nitriles and alcohols

A ruthenium-catalyzed tertiary-amine formation was developed using the borrowing hydrogen strategy. Various tertiary amines were obtained efficiently from nitriles and primary alcohols. Two possible pathways were found for the tertiaryamine formation under RuCl3/dppf catalytic conditions. The nitriles mainly act as a nitrogen source in this kind of transformation.

Multialkylation of aqueous ammonia with alcohols catalyzed by water-soluble Cp*Ir-ammine complexes

Novel water-soluble Cp*Ir-ammine complexes have been synthesized, and a new and highly atom-economical system for the synthesis of organic amines using aqueous ammonia as a nitrogen source has been developed. With a water-soluble and air-stable Cp*Ir-ammine catalyst, [Cp*Ir(NH 3)3][I]2, a variety of tertiary and secondary amines were synthesized by the multialkylation of aqueous ammonia with theoretical equivalents of primary and secondary alcohols. The catalyst could be recycled by a facile procedure maintaining high activity. A one-flask synthesis of quinolizidine starting with 1,5,9-nonanetriol was also demonstrated. This new catalytic system would provide a practical and environmentally benign methodology for the synthesis of various organic amines.

A new atom-economical and selective synthesis of secondary and tertiary alkylamines by means of Cp*Iridium complex catalyzed multiple N-alkylation of ammonium salts with alcohols without solvent

A new atom-economical and selective synthetic method for secondary and tertiary alkylamines has been achieved by means of (pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) iridium (Cp*Ir) complex catalyzed multiple N-alkylations of ammonium salts with primary and secondary alcohols without solvent. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.