Abstract
The reductive cleavage of cyclic aminol ethers to give N-alkylamino- derivatives in very high yields can be achieved using chlorotrimethylsilane in the presence of sodium cyanoborohydride: in the case of cyclic aminol ethers derived from formaldehyde the Eschweiler-Clarke reaction can be carried out in formic acid heated under reflux in the absence of formaldehyde.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 104-106 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Synlett |
| Volume | 2000 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
Keywords
- ring opening
- chlorotrimethylsilane
- SECONDARY
- 1
- sodium cyanoborohydride
- ASYMMETRIC-SYNTHESIS
- reductive
- 3-OXAZOLIDINES
- chiral heterocycles
- aminol ethers