A New Atom-Economical and Selective Synthesis of Secondary and Tertiary Alkylamines by Means of Cp*Iridium Complex Catalyzed Multiple N-Alkylation of Ammonium Salts with Alcohols without Solvent

A new atom-economical and selective synthetic method for secondary and tertiary alkylamines has been achieved by means of (pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)iridium (Cp*Ir) complex catalyzed multiple N-alkylations of ammonium salts with primary and secondary alcohols without solvent.