Rapid and Convenient Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Primary Amines via Reductive N-Alkylation of Methyl Carbamate with Aldehydes
Fredrik Lehmann, Martin Scobie*
*Orexo AB, Virdings Allé 32A, 754 50 Uppsala, Sweden, Email: martin.scobie
orexo.com
F. Lehmann, M. Scobie, Synthesis, 2008, 1679-1681.
Abstract
An experimentally simple Microwave-assisted reductive alkylation of methyl carbamate with a range of aldehydes provides, after basic work-up, structurally diverse primary amines. This method is particularly amenable to high-throughput synthesis.
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Key Words
aminations, aldehydes, reductive alkylation, carbamates (deprotection), primary amines, microwave synthesis, silanes
ID: J66-Y2008-1390
