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BF<sub>3</sub>·Et<sub>2</sub>O as a metal-free catalyst for direct reductive amination of aldehydes with amines using formic acid as a reductant

Zhenli Luo, Yixiao Pan, Zhen Yao, Ji Yang, Xin Zhang, Xintong Liu, Lijin Xu, Qing‐Hua Fan

2021Green Chemistry37 citationsDOI

Abstract

A versatile metal- and base-free direct reductive amination of aldehydes with primary and secondary amines catalyzed by inexpensive BF<sub>3</sub>·Et<sub>2</sub>O using formic acid as a reductant has been developed.

Topics & Concepts

Reductive aminationFormic acidCatalysisAminationChemistryMetalOrganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
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