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Chemical Communications

Direct Zn–diamine promoted reduction of C[double bond, length as m-dash]O and C[double bond, length as m-dash]N bonds by polymethylhydrosiloxane in methanol

Virginie Bette,a   André Mortreux,a   Christian W. Lehmannb  and  Jean-François Carpentier*ac  

* Corresponding authors

a Chimie Organique Appliquée, UPRESA 8010 CNRS-Université de Lille 1, ENSCL, BP 108, Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex, France

b Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Strukturchemie, Postfach 101353, Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany

c Organométalliques et Catalyse, UMR 6509 CNRS-Université de Rennes 1, Institut de Chimie, Campus de Beaulieu, Rennes Cedex, France
E-mail: jean-francois.carpentier@univ-rennes1.fr

Abstract

Ketones and imines are chemoselectively reduced at room temperature in methanol to the corresponding alcohols and amines in high yields in a one-step procedure using polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) and a simple zinc–diamine catalyst.

Graphical abstract: Direct Zn–diamine promoted reduction of C [[double bond, length as m-dash]] O and C [[double bond, length as m-dash]] N bonds by polymethylhydrosiloxane in methanol

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B210144K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
16 Oct 2002
Accepted
12 Dec 2002
First published
20 Dec 2002

Chem. Commun., 2003, 332-333

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Direct Zn–diamine promoted reduction of C[double bond, length as m-dash]O and C[double bond, length as m-dash]N bonds by polymethylhydrosiloxane in methanol

V. Bette, A. Mortreux, C. W. Lehmann and J. Carpentier, Chem. Commun., 2003, 332 DOI: 10.1039/B210144K

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