Efficient methylation of anilines with methanol catalysed by cyclometalated ruthenium complexes
Patrick Piehl, Roberta Amuso, Anke Spannenberg, Bartolo Gabriele, Helfried Neumann, Matthias Beller
Abstract
Cyclometalated ruthenium allow the effective and selective <italic>N</italic>-methylation of anilines under mild conditions.
Topics & Concepts
RutheniumMethanolMethylationCatalysisChemistryCombinatorial chemistryMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryBiochemistryDNAAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisNanomaterials for catalytic reactions