Effects of ruthenium hydride species on primary amine synthesis by direct amination of alcohols over a heterogeneous Ru catalyst
Yusuke Kita, Midori Kuwabara, Satoshi Yamadera, Keigo Kamata, Masahiko Hara
Abstract
gas. The present system could be applied to a variety of alcohols and provides an efficient synthetic route for 2,5-bis(aminomethyl)furan (BAMF), an attention-getting biomonomer. The high catalytic performance can be rationalized by the reactivity tuning of Ru-H species using MgO. Spectroscopic measurements suggest that MgO enhances the reactivity of hydride species by electron donation from MgO to Ru.
Topics & Concepts
RutheniumPrimary (astronomy)Amine gas treatingAminationHydrideCatalysisChemistryReductive aminationOrganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryHydrogenAstronomyPhysicsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesChemical Synthesis and Analysis