Carboxylate-Assisted Ruthenium-Catalyzed Direct Alkylations of Ketimines

Lutz Ackermann, Nora Hofmann, R. Vicente

Organic Letters · 2011 · 222 citations · 38 references

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The mechanism of carboxylate-assisted ruthenium(II)-catalyzed direct alkylations of ketimines with unactivated alkyl halides was probed through experimental studies. The remarkable chemoselectivity of the broadly applicable catalyst also enabled direct alkylations among others on H(2)O or under solvent-free reaction conditions.

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