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Alkyl coupling in tertiary amines as analog of Guerbet condensation reaction.

Yage ZhouDan WuWillinton Yesid HernándezChangru MaHuangyang SuVitaly V Ordomsky
Published in: RSC advances (2019)
We report here that C-C coupling in tertiary amines for the synthesis of long chain and hindered amines might be efficiently performed over Pt and Pd catalysts. The mechanism study confirms similarity with the Guerbet reaction through dehydrogenation of the alkyl group and subsequent attack of the α-carbon atom by an alkyl group of another molecule. Finally, secondary amines and tertiary amines with longer alkyl chains are formed.
Keyphrases
  • ionic liquid
  • room temperature
  • electron transfer
  • visible light