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Chemical Communications

Catalytic methylation of aromatic amines with formic acid as the unique carbon and hydrogen source†

Solène Savourey,a   Guillaume Lefèvre,a   Jean-Claude Bertheta  and  Thibault Cantat*a  

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a CEA, IRAMIS, NIMBE, CNRS UMR 3299, CEA/Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
E-mail: thibault.cantat@cea.fr
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Abstract

A novel methodology is presented for the direct methylation of amines, using formic acid as a unique source of carbon and hydrogen. Based on ruthenium(II) catalysts, the formation of the N–CH3 group proceeds via an efficient formylation/transfer hydrogenation pathway.

Graphical abstract: Catalytic methylation of aromatic amines with formic acid as the unique carbon and hydrogen source

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CC05908E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
29 Jul 2014
Accepted
23 Sep 2014
First published
24 Sep 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 14033-14036

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Catalytic methylation of aromatic amines with formic acid as the unique carbon and hydrogen source

S. Savourey, G. Lefèvre, J. Berthet and T. Cantat, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 14033 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC05908E

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