Dehydrogenation of aromatic amines to imines via ruthenium-catalyzed hydrogen transfer.
An efficient ruthenium-catalyzed transfer dehydrogenation of amines to imines was achieved under mild conditions using 2,6-dimethoxy benzoquinone (2) or cat. 2/MnO2 as oxidant.
Department of Organic Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
Alida H
AH
Ell
Joseph S M
JS
Samec
Claudia
C
Brasse
Jan-E
JE
Bäckvall