Convenient and efficient N-methylation of secondary amines under solvent-free ball milling conditions

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In the present work, we report the development of a rapid, efficient, and solvent-free procedure for the N-methylation of secondary amines under mechanochemical conditions. After optimization of the milling parameters, a vibrational ball mill was used to synthesize 26 tertiary N-methylated amine derivatives in a short time of 20 min (30 Hz frequency) and high yields ranging from 78 to 95%. An exception was compounds having a hydroxyl group in their structure, for which a decrease in reaction efficiency was observed. During our research, we investigated alternate reaction selectivity occurring in compounds able to form ring closure products that are 3,4-dihydro-2H-1,3-benzoxazine derivatives instead of N-methylated products. The liquid-assisted grinding technique has been applied using formalin as a methylating agent and sodium triacetoxyborohydride as a reducing agent in a reductive amination reaction.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 14(2024), 1 vom: 16. Apr., Seite 8810

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Walter, Mikołaj [VerfasserIn]
Ciupak, Olga [VerfasserIn]
Biernacki, Karol [VerfasserIn]
Rachoń, Janusz [VerfasserIn]
Witt, Dariusz [VerfasserIn]
Demkowicz, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Amines
Journal Article
Mechanochemistry
N-methylation
Solvent-free synthesis
Vibrational ball mill

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Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-024-59374-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM371166330