One-Pot Synthesis of Imines and Secondary Amines by Pd-Catalyzed Coupling of Benzyl Alcohols and Primary Amines

Min Serk Kwon, Sungjin Kim, Sungho Park, William Bosco, Ravi Kumar Chidrala, Jaiwook Park

The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 2009 · 200 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

Imines and secondary amines were synthesized selectively by controlling reaction conditions for the Pd-catalyzed one-pot reactions of benzyl alcohols with primary amines. The reactions did not require any additives and were effective for a wide range of alcohols and amines.

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