Facile synthesis of 1,2-aminoalcohols <i>via</i> α-C–H aminoalkylation of alcohols by photoinduced hydrogen-atom transfer catalysis
Joaquim Caner, Akira Matsumoto, Keiji Maruoka
Abstract
A photocatalytic method for the conversion of aliphatic alcohols and N -sulfinyl α-iminoesters into 1,2-aminoalcohols is reported. A cationic hydrogen-atom transfer catalyst enables site-selective C–H aminoalkylation of primary and secondary alcohols.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisCationic polymerizationHydrogen atomChemistryPrimary (astronomy)PhotochemistryHydrogenAtom (system on chip)PhotocatalysisOrganic chemistryGroup (periodic table)PhysicsEmbedded systemComputer scienceAstronomySynthesis and Catalytic ReactionsCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis