α-amination of aldehydes catalyzed by in situ generated hypoiodite

Jie Sheng Tian, Kang Wai Jeffrey Ng, Jiun Ru Wong, Teck Peng Loh

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Abstract

The metal-free amination of different aldehydes is catalyzed by hypoiodite, which is generated by employing commercially available sodium percarbonate as the co-oxidant. This approach has several advantages: it is a metal-free oxidation that works under mild reaction conditions; furthermore, it has a wide substrate scope and does not give toxic by-products from the co-oxidant that is used.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9105-9109
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume51
Issue number36
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Sep 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • aldehydes
  • amination
  • hypoiodite
  • sodium percarbonate
  • α-amino acetal

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