Heterogeneous bimetallic Pt–Sn/γ-Al 2 O 3 catalyzed direct synthesis of diamines from N-alkylation of amines with diols through a borrowing hydrogen strategy
Direct synthesis of diamines has been efficiently realized from the N-alkylation of amines with diols by means of heterogeneous bimetallic Pt–Sn/γ-Al2O3 catalyst (0.5 wt% Pt, molar ratio Pt: Sn= 1: 3) through a 'Borrowing Hydrogen'strategy under ligand-free conditions. The present methodology provides an environmentally benign route to diamines.