title: Selective synthesis of secondary amines from nitriles using Pt nanowires as a catalyst.
abstract: A new one-pot method has been developed for the selective synthesis of secondary amines via reductive amination of the corresponding nitriles using Pt nanowires as a catalyst. This method allows for the synthesis of both unsymmetrical and symmetrical secondary amines in excellent yields (up to 95%) in the presence or absence of additional amines, respectively. Furthermore, the reaction proceeds under mild conditions and is environmentally benign.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China. hongwei@suda.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Shuanglong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Jiaqing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xueqin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Xinming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hongwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gu
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002384:Catalysis; D053770:Nanowires; D009570:Nitriles / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D009570:Nitriles