Reduction and Coupling Reaction of Imines Promoted by Ytterbium Metal
- 1 February 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Chemistry Letters
- Vol. 19 (2) , 203-204
- https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.1990.203
Abstract
Ketimines are readily reduced to the corresponding amines by the treatment with ytterbium metal followed by quenching with water. On the other hand, reductive coupling reaction of aldimines takes place to give predominantly 1,2-diaminoethane derivatives.Keywords
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