| Literature DB >> 25243949 |
Enguerrand Blondiaux1, Jacky Pouessel, Thibault Cantat.
Abstract
The first metal-free catalysts are reported for the methylation of amines with carbon dioxide. Proazaphosphatrane superbases prove to be highly active catalysts in the reductive functionalization of CO2, in the presence of hydroboranes. The new methodology enables the methylation of N-H bonds in a wide variety of amines, including secondary amines, with increased chemoselectivity.Entities:
Keywords: amines; boranes; carbon dioxide; organocatalysis; reduction
Year: 2014 PMID: 25243949 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201407357
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336