Easy ruthenium-catalysed oxidation of primary amines to nitriles under oxidant free conditions.

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Date publication

juillet 2019

Journal

Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr BELLEMIN-LAPONNAZ Stéphane


Tous les auteurs :
Achard T, Egly J, Sigrist M, Maisse-François A, Bellemin-Laponnaz S

Résumé

A dehydrogenation of primary amine to give the corresponding nitrile under oxidant- and base-free conditions catalysed by simple [Ru(p-cym)Cl2]2 with no extra ligand is reported. The system is highly selective for alkyl amine whereas benzylamine derivatives gave the nitrile product together with the imine in ratio ranging from 14:1 to 4:1 depending on the substrate. Preliminary mechanistic investigations have been performed to identify the key factors that govern the selectivity.

Mots clés

dehydrogenation nitrile syntesis acceptorless dehydrogenation ruthenium homogenous catalysis

Référence

Chemistry. 2019 Jul 9;: