N-formyl-stabilizing quasi-catalytic species afford rapid and selective solvent-free amination of biomass-derived feedstocks

Processes for efficient production of primary, secondary or ternary aminated compounds are constant challenges for chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Here, the authors develop selective and sustainable amination chemistry widely applicable to chemical substrates via formic acid.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hu Li, Haixin Guo, Yaqiong Su, Yuya Hiraga, Zhen Fang, Emiel J. M. Hensen, Masaru Watanabe, Richard Lee Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08577-4