An efficient synthesis of tertiary amines from nitriles in aprotic solvents

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 53, Issue 33, 2012, Pages 4426-4428

  Shares, Jonathan ^a   Yehl, Jenna ^a   Kowalsick, Amanda ^a   Byers, Philip ^a   Haaf, Michael P ^a  

^a ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalytic hydrogenation; Nitrile reduction; Reaction mechanism; Tertiary amines

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMINE; HYDROGEN; METHANOL; NITRILE; PALLADIUM; PROTON; SOLVENT; TERTIARY AMINE;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CATALYSIS; HYDROGENATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84864049250     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: 18733581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.06.044     Document Type: Article

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