Effective<i>N</i>-methylation of nitroarenes with methanol catalyzed by a functionalized NHC-based iridium catalyst: a green approach to<i>N</i>-methyl amines
Miguel González-Lainez, M. Victoria Jiménez, Vincenzo Passarelli, Jesús J. Pérez‐Torrente
Abstract
An Ir–NHC compound catalyzes the borrowing-hydrogen reduction of nitroarenes into<italic>N</italic>-methyl amines with methanol through a direct mechanism.
Topics & Concepts
MethanolIridiumCatalysisChemistryMethylationMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryBiochemistryGeneNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction