title: Coupling of two multistep catalytic cycles for the one-pot synthesis of propargylamines from alcohols and primary amines on a nanoparticulated gold catalyst.
abstract: A one-pot reaction was performed with a nanoparticulated gold catalyst. A secondary amine is formed through N-monoalkylation of a primary amine with an alcohol by a borrowing hydrogen methodology in a three-step reaction. The secondary amine formed enters into a second A(3)-coupling cycle to give propargylamines. The multistep reaction requires a gold species formed and stabilized on a ceria surface.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Tecnología Química UPV-CSIC, Valencia, Spain. acorma@itq.upv.es
authors.forename: Avelino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Corma
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Navas
authors.forename: María J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sabater