97221-11-9Relevant articles and documents
Ruthenium N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes for Chemoselective Reduction of Imines and Reductive Amination of Aldehydes and Ketones
Kathuria, Lakshay,Samuelson, Ashoka G.
supporting information, (2020/06/17)
Chemoselective reduction of imines to secondary amines is catalyzed efficiently by tethered and untethered, half-sandwich ruthenium N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes at room temperature. The untethered Ru-NHC complexes are more efficient as catalysts for the reduction of aldimines and ketimines than the tethered complexes. Using the best untethered complex as a catalyst, electronic and steric demands on the reaction was probed using a series of imines. Chemoselectivity of the catalyst towards imine reduction was tested by performing inter and intramolecular competitive reactions in a variety of ways. The catalyst exhibits a very high TON and TOF under anaerobic conditions.
Infrared irradiation: Effective promoter in the formation of N-benzylideneanilines in the absence of solvent
Vazquez, Miguel A.,Landa, Miguel,Reyes, Leonor,Miranda, Rene,Tamariz, Joaquin,Delgado, Francisco
, p. 2705 - 2718 (2007/10/03)
Infrared irradiation promoted the formation of a series of Schiff bases in the condensation reaction between benzaldehydes and anilines, in the absence of solvent. Benzaldehydes and anilines, containing either electron-withdrawing or electron-releasing groups, were assessed to identify any substituent effect on the formation of the Schiff bases. This methodology is characterized by ease of set-up and work-up, and the reaction yields were comparable with those obtained in the methods reported previously. Moreover, this new procedure is environmentally benign because no solvent was employed in the transformations.
