Direct reductive amination of aromatic aldehydes catalyzed by gold(I) complex under transfer hydrogenation conditions.

Authors :: Zhang M
Yang H
Zhang Y
Zhu C
Li W
Cheng Y
Hu H
Source :: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) [Chem Commun (Camb)] 2011 Jun 21; Vol. 47 (23), pp. 6605-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 May 03.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: The direct reductive amination of aromatic aldehydes has been achieved with excellent isolated yields (89-96%) using readily accessible Ph(3)PAuCl/AgOTf catalyst along with ethyl Hantzsch ester as hydrogen source under mild reaction conditions.<br /> (This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2011)

Subjects :: Amination
Catalysis
Esters
Hydrogenation
Oxidation-Reduction
Benzaldehydes chemistry
Coordination Complexes chemistry
Gold chemistry

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