Dimethylamination of Primary Alcohols Using a Homogeneous Iridium Catalyst: A Synthetic Method for <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-Dimethylamine Derivatives
Jaeyoung Jeong, Ken‐ichi Fujita
Abstract
A new catalytic system for N,N-dimethylamination of primary alcohols using aqueous dimethylamine in the absence of additional organic solvents has been developed. The reaction proceeds via borrowing hydrogen processes, which are atom-efficient and environmentally benign. An iridium catalyst bearing an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand exhibited high performance, without showing any deactivation under aqueous conditions. In addition, valuable N,N-dimethylamine derivatives, including biologically active and pharmaceutical molecules, were synthesized. The practical application of this methodology was demonstrated by a gram-scale reaction.
Topics & Concepts
DimethylamineChemistryCatalysisIridiumCarbenePrimary (astronomy)Aqueous solutionCombinatorial chemistryLigand (biochemistry)Homogeneous catalysisOrganic chemistryPhysicsBiochemistryAstronomyReceptorAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisNanomaterials for catalytic reactions