Efficient Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Direct Reductive Amination of Aldehydes under Mild Conditions Using Hydrosilane as the Reductant
Bin Li*, Jianxiong Zheng, Weifeng Zeng, Yibiao Li*, Lu Chen
*School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Wuyi
University, Jiangmen 529020, Guangdong Province, P. R. of China, Email: binliwyu.edu.cn,
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B. Li, J. Zheng, W. Zeng, Y. Li, L. Chen, Synthesis, 2017, 49, 1349-1355.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1588092
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Abstract
The [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2/Ph2SiH2 catalytic system is very efficient for the reductive amination of aldehydes with anilines to provide secondary amines and tertiary amines in good yields. The method is highly chemoselective and tolerates a wide range of functional groups, such as NO2, CN, CO2Me, F, Cl, Br, OMe, Me, furyl and alkyl.
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Key Words
ruthenium catalysis, diphenylsilane, reductive amination, amines, aldehydes, aryl amines
ID: J66-Y2017