Issue 97, 2012
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Chemical Communications

Catalytic coupling of nitriles with amines to selectively form imines under mild hydrogen pressure†

Dipankar Srimani,a   Moran Feller,a   Yehoshoa Ben-Davida  and  David Milstein*a  

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a Department of Organic Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
E-mail: david.milstein@weizmann.ac.il
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Abstract

Imines are selectively formed by coupling of nitriles and amines under mild hydrogen pressure. The reaction is catalyzed by a bipyridine-based PNN Ru(II) pincer complex and proceeds under mild, neutral conditions at 4 bar of H2.

Graphical abstract: Catalytic coupling of nitriles with amines to selectively form imines under mild hydrogen pressure

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC36639H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Sep 2012
Accepted
12 Oct 2012
First published
02 Nov 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 11853-11855

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Catalytic coupling of nitriles with amines to selectively form imines under mild hydrogen pressure

D. Srimani, M. Feller, Y. Ben-David and D. Milstein, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 11853 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC36639H

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