Problem 754

Problem # 754

Show how each amine can be prepared from a carbonyl and an amine via reductive amination.

Reductive amination is a two step process. First, an imine or enamine is formed from a carbonyl and an imine.

Then, a the imine (or enamine) is reduced to an amine (using reducing agents such as H₂, NaBH₄, NaBH₃(CN), NaBH(OAc)₃, etc.). For practice on forming imine and enamines, see problem 712).

Problem Details

MendelSet practice problem # 754 submitted by Matt on July 27, 2011.

Subject: Organic Chemistry

Subject Topic(s): Amines (Basicity, Hoffman Elimination, Gabriel Amine Synthesis)

Question Type: Concept (explain why this is so..)

Keyword(s): imines, enamines, reductive amination

Problem 754

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