Phosphorus in organic synthesis. The tanigawa reaction revisited as a method for converting alcohols to tertiary amines

P Frøyen, J Skramstad

Index: Froyen, Paul; Skramstad, Jan Tetrahedron Letters, 1998 , vol. 39, # 35 p. 6387 - 6390

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Abstract

Contrary to earlier observations, N-methyl-N-phenylaminotriphenylphosphonium iodide 1 (the Murahashi reagent) does not react with alcohols and primary or secondary amines under mild conditions (80°) to give secondary or tertiary amines. However the reaction can