Issue 16, 2016
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Catalysis Science & Technology

Methylation of aromatic amines and imines using formic acid over a heterogeneous Pt/C catalyst†‡

Lei Zhu,*ab   Lian-Sheng Wang,a   Bojie Li,a   Wei Liab  and  Boqiao Fuab  

* Corresponding authors

a College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hubei Engineering University, Hubei, China
E-mail: Lei.zhu@hbeu.edu.cn

b HuBei Collaborative Innovation Center of Conversion and Utilization for Biomass Resources, Hubei Engineering University, Hubei, China

Abstract

We describe here a commercially available Pt/C catalyst capable of catalyzing the methylation of anilines and aromatic imines with formic acid in the presence of a hydrosilane reductant. Both primary aniline and secondary aniline can be methylated. The advantage of this newly described method includes operational simplicity, high TON, ready availability of the catalyst, and also good functional group compatibility.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CY00674D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
01 Apr 2016
Accepted
18 May 2016
First published
18 May 2016

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2016,6, 6172-6176

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L. Zhu, L. Wang, B. Li, W. Li and B. Fu, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2016, 6, 6172 DOI: 10.1039/C6CY00674D

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