Reductive Amination of Aldehydes Using Aminoboranes as Iminium Ion Generators

Michinori Suginome; Yusuke Tanaka; Tomoaki Hasui

doi:10.1055/s-2006-939070

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Reductive Amination of Aldehydes Using Aminoboranes as Iminium Ion Generators

Michinori Suginome*, Yusuke Tanaka, Tomoaki Hasui
Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
Fax: +81(75)3832722; e-Mail: suginome@sbchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp;

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2-Dialkylamino-4H-1,3,2-benzodioxaborins, salicyl alcohol derived aminoboranes, serve as efficient and mild iminium ion generators in the reductive amination of aldehydes with NaBH₄. Using a diisopropylamino derivative, a variety of amines including secondary and primary amines, and ammonia can participate to the reductive amination in aprotic organic solvents without the use of acidic promoters.

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reductions - aminations - boron - chemoselectivity - aldehydes

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