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A general procedure for the catalytic hydrogenation of nitriles to primary amines by using a non-noble metal-based system is presented. Co(acac) 3 in combination with tris[2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)ethyl]phosphine efficiently catalyzes the selective hydrogenation of a wide range of (hetero)aromatic and aliphatic nitriles to give the corresponding amines., (© 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)

Kinetic analysis of ruthenium-catalyzed reductive N-methylation of amines using dimethyl carbonate as C1 source and molecular hydrogen as reductant has been performed. Kinetic equations have been derived and kinetic modelling has been performed for experimental data generated previously at a constant hydrogen pressure as well as for additional experiments performed at different hydrogen pressures. The study has revealed interesting kinetic features related to an induction period strongly influenced by temperature. A kinetic model has been proposed based on advanced reaction mechanism featuring transformation between different type of catalytic species and inactivation of them during the reaction. Kinetic modelling was done for all data sets together showing excellent correspondence between calculations and experiments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Triglycerides are used for the direct N-alkylation of amines with molecular hydrogen for the first time. A broad range of interesting and industrially relevant secondary and tertiary amines are obtained in the presence of an in situ formed Ru/Triphos complex. Notably, plant oil can be efficiently applied in this single-step process. Moreover, a variety of other methyl esters can be used as N-alkylation agents in the presence of hydrogen for the synthesis of more advanced building blocks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reported herein, for the first time, is the selective ruthenium-catalyzed reductive alkoxylation and amination of phthalimides/succinimides. Notably, this novel methodology avoids hydrogenation of the aromatic ring and allows methoxylation of substituted imides with good to excellent selectivity for one of the carbonyl groups. The reported method opens the door to the development of new processes for the selective synthesis of various functionalized N-heterocyclic compounds. As an example, intramolecular reductive couplings to afford tricyclic compounds are presented for the first time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A convenient, practical and green N-alkylation of amines has been accomplished by applying readily available carboxylic acids in the presence of molecular hydrogen. Applying an in situ formed ruthenium/triphos complex and an organic acid as cocatalyst, a broad range of alkylated secondary and tertiary amines are obtained in good to excellent yields. This novel method is also successfully applied for the synthesis of unsymmetrically substituted N-methyl/alkyl anilines through a direct three-component coupling reaction of the corresponding amines, carboxylic acids, and CO2 as a C1 source. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]