Cp*Ir-catalyzed N-alkylation of amines with alcohols. A versatile and atom economical method for the synthesis of amines

Tetrahedron

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1943-1954

  Fujita, Ken ichi ^a   Enoki, Youichiro ^a   Yamaguchi, Ryohei ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Amine; Hydrogen transfer; Iridium catalyst; N Alkylation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; AMINE; ANILINE; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; BENZYL ALCOHOL; BENZYLAMINE; BICARBONATE; CYCLOPENTADIENE DERIVATIVE; DIBENZYLAMINE; DIBUTYLAMINE; IRIDIUM; METHYLANILINE; N (2 OCTYL)BENZYLAMINE; N BENZYL(1 PHENYLETHYL)AMINE; N BENZYLANILINE; N BENZYLPHENETHYLAMINE; N CYCLOHEXYLBENZYLAMINE; N CYCLOHEXYLPHENETHYLAMINE; N METHYLBENZYLAMINE; N OCTYLBENZYLAMINE; N OCTYLPHENETHYLAMINE; N,N DIBENZYLETHYLAMINE; N,N DIBENZYLMETHYLAMINE; N,N DIOCTYLBENZYLAMINE; OCTYLAMINE; PENTAMETHYLCYCLOPENTADIENYL; PHENETHYLAMINE; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE; TRIBENZYLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 38349082294     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2007.11.083     Document Type: Article

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