Ruthenium??Catalyzed Transfer Hydrogenation of Nitriles: Reduction and Subsequent N??Monoalkylation to Secondary Amines

S Werkmeister, C Bornschein, K Junge…

Index: Werkmeister, Svenja; Bornschein, Christoph; Junge, Kathrin; Beller, Matthias European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2013 , # 18 p. 3671 - 3674

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Abstract

Abstract The selective synthesis of amines continues to be of importance because of their application in the bulk and fine chemical industries. Herein, domino ruthenium-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation of nitriles with subsequent N-monoalkylation by using alcohols is described. With this novel approach, various nitriles were reductively N-monoalkylated in excellent yields.