Tetrahedron Letters

Palladium catalyzed N-alkylation of amines with alcohols

Y Zhang, X Qi, X Cui, F Shi, Y Deng

Index: Zhang, Yan; Qi, Xiujuan; Cui, Xinjiang; Shi, Feng; Deng, Youquan Tetrahedron Letters, 2011 , vol. 52, # 12 p. 1334 - 1338

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Abstract

An iron oxide immobilized palladium catalyst was prepared for the N-alkylation of amines with alcohols under base and organic ligand free conditions. Applying the optimized reaction conditions, the coupling reactions of amines and alcohols with various structures could be realized with up to 99% isolated yields. The catalysts were studied by XRD, BET, and XPS and the mechanism was studied by DFT calculations.