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Mild catalytic deoxygenation of amides promoted by thorium metallocene†
Sayantani Saha,Moris S. Eisen
Dalton Transactions Pub Date : 08/17/2020 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/D0DT02770G
Abstract

The organoactinide-catalyzed (Cp*2ThMe2) hydroborated reduction of a wide range of tertiary, secondary, and primary amides to the corresponding amines/amine–borane adducts via deoxygenation of the amides is reported herein. The catalytic reactions proceed under mild conditions with low catalyst loading and pinacolborane (HBpin) concentration in a selective fashion. Cp*2ThMe2 is capable of efficiently catalysing the gram-scale reaction without a drop in efficiency. The amine–borane adducts are successfully converted into free amine products in high conversions, which increases the usefulness of this catalytic system. A plausible mechanism is proposed based on detailed kinetics, stoichiometric, and deuterium labeling studies.

Graphical abstract: Mild catalytic deoxygenation of amides promoted by thorium metallocene
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