LETTER	Synlett 2007: 1257-1258   DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-977444
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
Preparation of Amidines by Amidoxime Reduction with Potassium Formate
Kristina Nadrah, Marija Sollner Dolenc*
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Fax: +386(1)4258031; e-Mail: marija.sollner@ffa.uni-lj.si;
Received 16 January 2007

Abstract

Amidines can be prepared by reducing acylated amid­oxime with potassium formate. The method has proved to be very simple and effective.

Key words

palladium - reductions - amidines - green chemistry