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US 2025/0042840 A1Published application
Process for preparing tertiary amines
AssigneesSpecialty Operations France, Le Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique, Universite De Poitiers
InventorsRaphael Johannes Wischert, Marc Pera Titus, Francois Jerome, Gongming Peng, Stephane Streiff
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Abstract
Provided is a simple and environmentally friendly process for preparing tertiary amines by the aminomethylation of alkenes. This process features relatively mild reaction conditions and no metal catalyst.
Claims20
A process for preparing a tertiary amine by a reaction of an alkene comprising a liner alkene represented by formula (I) or a cycloalkene and a secondary amine represented by formula (II) in the presence of formaldehyde and a reducing agent,
- wherein:
- R1, R2, and R3 are the same or different and each independently are H or a hydrocarbon radical, wherein the hydrocarbon radical is optionally interrupted by one or more heteroatoms and/or heteroatom(s) containing groups and/or which is optionally substituted with one or more functional groups.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.