Abstract
Organocatalysts play pivotal roles in accomplishing a wide range of useful organic
transformations, and organocatalytic reactions are now becoming powerful tools in
the construction of simple to complex molecular scaffolds. This remarkable field is
growing rapidly with new concepts and designs. During the recent past, triethylamine
(or N,N-diethylethanamine), has emerged as an efficient organocatalyst in carrying out so
many organic transformations, thereby producing interesting molecular frameworks.
Triethylamine is relatively safe, commercially available and cheap. This review offers
a decade update on the developments of triethylamine-catalyzed organic transformations
reported during the period of 2008 through 2017.
1 Introduction
2 Organocatalytic Applications of Triethylamine in Organic Transformations
2.1 Organic Transformations under Ambient Conditions
2.2 Organic Transformations under Heating/Reflux Conditions
3 Conclusion
Keywords
triethylamine - organocatalyst - catalytic applications - carbon–carbon bond - carbon–heteroatom
bond - organic synthesis
