• Title of article

    Reductive methylation of primary and secondary amines and amino acids by aqueous formaldehyde and zinc

  • Author/Authors

    da Silva، نويسنده , , Renato A. and Estevam، نويسنده , , Idلlia H.S. and Bieber، نويسنده , , Lothar W.، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    هفته نامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    7680
  • To page
    7682
  • Abstract
    Amines can be methylated when treated with formaldehyde and zinc in aqueous medium. Selective mono- or dimethylation can be achieved by proper choice of pH, stoichiometry and reaction time. This method can also be applied for amino acids.
  • Journal title
    Tetrahedron Letters
  • Serial Year
    2007
  • Journal title
    Tetrahedron Letters
  • Record number

    1857007