A tandem reduction of primary amines, carbonyl compounds, CO<sub>2</sub>, and boranes catalyzed by <i>in situ</i> formed frustrated Lewis pairs
Fuqiang Xiong, Qi Cheng, Yanfeng Dang, Ke Gao
Abstract
A catalytic system combining 2-aminothiazole and borane efficiently catalyzes a four-component tandem reductive coupling of primary amines, carbonyl compounds, boranes, and CO 2 (1 atm) and a broad range of functionalized tertiary N -methylamines are synthesized.
Topics & Concepts
BoranesChemistryMethylaminesFrustrated Lewis pairTandemCatalysisPrimary (astronomy)BoraneAmmonia boraneCombinatorial chemistryIn situOrganic chemistryMedicinal chemistryLewis acids and basesBoronMaterials scienceHydrogen productionComposite materialAstronomyPhysicsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistryAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis