title: Catalytic reduction of amides to amines by electrophilic phosphonium cations via FLP hydrosilylation.
abstract: A catalytic methodology for the conversion of amides to amines is reported. Of the 25 examples described, 14 examples involve the reduction of N-trifluoroacetamides to the corresponding trifluoroethylamines. These reductions are achieved by catalytic hydrosilylation of the amide mediated by an electrophilic phosphonium cation (EPC) catalyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada. dstephan@chem.utoronto.ca.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Augurusa
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada. dstephan@chem.utoronto.ca.
authors.forename: Meera
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada. dstephan@chem.utoronto.ca.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada. dstephan@chem.utoronto.ca.
authors.forename: Jiangtao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada. dstephan@chem.utoronto.ca.
authors.forename: Douglas W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Stephan