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Potassium iodide catalysed monoalkylation of anilines under microwave irradiation

JL Romera, JM Cid, AA Trabanco

Index: Romera, Juan L.; Cid, Jose M.; Trabanco, Andres A. Tetrahedron Letters, 2004 , vol. 45, # 48 p. 8797 - 8800

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Abstract

A potassium iodide catalysed method for the selective N-monoalkylation anilines with alkylhalides and alkyltosylates under microwave irradiation is described. The corresponding N-alkylanilines are obtained in good yields with only minor quantities of dialkylation by- products.