Catalytic transfer hydrogenation of imines to secondary amines using inexpensive commercial zinc dust and ammonium formate

…, B Dinesh, GR Srinivasa, D Gowda

Index: Abiraj; Dinesh; Srinivasa; Gowda, D. Channe Journal of Chemical Research, 2006 , # 8 p. 534 - 535

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Abstract

A simple protocol for the chemo-selective reduction of imines to the corresponding secondary amines in good yield using inexpensive commercial zinc dust and ammonium formate in methanol at ambient temperature and pressure is described. ... Keywords: imines, secondary amines, ammonium formate, zinc dust ... The conversion of carbonyl derivatives to secondary amines via imines is a useful synthetic transformation. Although addition to the C=N bonds of ...