Highly Chemoselective Addition of Amines to Epoxides in Water

Najmodin Azizi and Mohammad R. Saidi*
Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 11465-9516, Tehran, Iran
Org. Lett., 2005, 7 (17), pp 3649–3651
DOI: 10.1021/ol051220q
Publication Date (Web): July 28, 2005
Copyright © 2005 American Chemical Society
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, saidi@sharif.edu

Abstract

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Aminolysis of a variety of epoxides by aliphatic and aromatic amines in water, in the absence of any catalyst with high yields, is reported. β-Amino alcohols were formed under mild conditions with high selectivity and in excellent yields.

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  • Published In Issue August 18, 2005
  • Received May 24, 2005

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