My contribution is that I have now uploaded and added a link to the full-text article abstracted in Post 170334 (https://www.thevespiary.org/talk/index.php?topic=11573.msg17033400#msg17033400)
(Lilienthal: "Novel reductive amination with PMHS-Ti(OiPr)4", Novel Discourse).
Direct Zn–diamine promoted reduction of C=O and C=N bonds by polymethylhydrosiloxane in methanol
Virginie Bette , André Mortreux , Christian W. Lehmann and Jean-François Carpentier
Chem. Commun., (3), 332-333 (2003) (https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/pdf/pmhs.imine2amine.pdf)
(https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/pdf/pmhs.imine2amine.pdf)
DOI:10.1039/b210144k (http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b210144k)
Abstract
Ketones and imines are chemoselectively reduced at room temperature in methanol to the corresponding alcohols and amines in high yields in a one-step procedure using polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) and a simple zinc–diamine catalyst.
Identification of new catalysts for the asymmetric reduction of imines into chiral amines with polymethylhydrosiloxane using high-throughput screening
Tania Ireland, Francois Fontanet and Guen-Gnanh Tchao
Tet. Lett., 2004, 45, in press
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.03.159 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.03.159)
(https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/hive/hiveboard/picproxie_imgs/pdf.gif)
Abstract
The use of high-throughput techniques allowed the rapid identification of new catalysts for the enantioselective reduction of imines using polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) as a reducing agent. By a simple modification of the chiral ligand structure that came out of the screening, the enantioselectivity of the reduction was increased from 40% ee to 60% ee.
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