The Hydrogenation of Amides and Ammonium Salts. The Transalkylation of Tertiary Amines

HJ Schneider, H Adkins…

Index: Schneider et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1952 , vol. 74, p. 4287,4288

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Abstract

The hydrogenation of certain unsubstituted amides and ammonium salts of acids over copper-chromium-barium oxide (I) has been reinvestigated. Contrary to previous reports, alcohols rather than amines have been isolated as themajor reduction product. The transalkylation of tertiary amines with alcohols, R&+ R'OH--f RzR'N+ ROH, is described. The reaction occurs under hydrogenation conditions over I or Raney nickel catalysts. The ...