Iridium-catalyzed N-alkylation of diamines with glycerol

Crotti C; Farnetti E; Licen S; Barbieri P; Pitacco G

Journal of Molecular Catalysis A-Chemical, Vol.382, 64-70, 2014

DOI10.1016/j.molcata.2013.10.029 Export Citation

Iridium-catalyzed N-alkylation of diamines with glycerol

Crotti C, Farnetti E, Licen S, Barbieri P, Pitacco G

N-alkylation of 1,2-diaminocyclohexanes with glycerol in water, catalyzed by [Cp*IrCl2](2), gives a mixture of 2-methyldecahydroquinoxaline and 2-(1-hydroxyethyl)-3a,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-1H-benzimidazoles. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords:Glycerol valorization;Iridium catalyst;Hydrogen transfer reaction (HTR);Hydrogen borrowing;Amine alkylation with glycerol