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Mechanistic study on the oxidative coupling of amines to imines on K-10 montmorillonite

  • University of Massachusetts Boston

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Abstract

A mechanistic study of the K-10 montmorillonite-catalyzed microwave-assisted oxidative self-coupling of benzylamine and cross coupling of benzylamines with anilines and aliphatic amines is described. The coupling of benzylamines readily produced benzylidene benzylamines, while reactions of benzylamine with aliphatic amines and anilines resulted in benzylidene alkylamines and benzylidene anilines. The mechanism of the reaction has been investigated by varying reaction conditions, kinetic studies, thermogravimetric analysis and DRIFT spectroscopy. The data obtained clarified the steps of this multistep reaction sequence and a mechanistic scheme has been proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)220-226
Number of pages7
JournalApplied Clay Science
Volume53
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2011

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Geology
  • Geochemistry and Petrology

Keywords

  • Benzylamine
  • DRIFT spectroscopy
  • K-10 montmorillonite
  • Oxidative coupling
  • Thermogravimetry

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