Abstract
Ketones react with primary amines in dioxane at 180 °C in the presence of a catalytic amount of a ruthenium catalyst to give the corresponding α-alkylated ketones in moderate to good yields. With alkyl(methyl) ketones, the alkylation takes place exclusively at less-hindered methyl position over α-methylene.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1012-1014 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Catalysis Communications |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2006 |
Keywords
- α-Alkylation
- Cross-coupling
- Ketones
- Primary amines
- Ruthenium catalyst