<i>N</i>-Methylation and Trideuteromethylation of Amines via Magnesium-Catalyzed Reduction of Cyclic and Linear Carbamates
Marc Magre, Marcin Szewczyk, Magnus Rueping
Abstract
A new reduction of carbamates to N-methyl amines is presented. The magnesium-catalyzed reduction reaction allows the conversion of cyclic and linear carbamates, including N-Boc protected amines, into the corresponding N-methyl amines and amino alcohols which are of significant interest due to their presence in many biologically active molecules. Furthermore, the reduction can be extended to the formation of N-trideuteromethyl labeled amines.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryMagnesiumCatalysisCyclic aminesMethylationReduction (mathematics)MoleculeCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryMedicinal chemistryBiochemistryGeneGeometryMathematicsChemical Reactions and IsotopesAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis