N-H Bond Formation

Reactions

Cleavage of amides

Cleavage of carbamates

Cleavage of imides

Cleavage of C-N bonds

Reduction of azides

Reduction of imines

Reduction of nitriles

Reduction of nitro compounds

Deoxygenation of aza-aromatics

Deoxygenation of nitrones

Reduction of azo compounds

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Recent Literature

Palladium and Raney nickel catalyze the methanolysis of strongly complexed borane-amine adducts. The method is applicable to primary, secondary, tertiary, and aromatic amines, and the mildness of the reaction conditions allows preservation of otherwise labile functional groups.
M. Couturier, J. L. Tucker, B. M. Andresen, P. Dube, J. T. Negri, Org. Lett., 2001, 3, 465-467.

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