Efficient and general methods for the synthesis of amines remain in high demand in the chemical industry. Among the many known processes, catalytic hydrogenation is a cost-effective and industrially proven reaction and currently used to produce a wide array of such compounds. We report a homogeneous nickel catalyst for hydrogenative cross coupling of a range of aromatic, heteroaromatic, and aliphatic nitriles with primary and secondary amines or ammonia. This general hydrogenation protocol is showcased by straightforward and highly selective synthesis of >230 functionalized and structurally diverse amines including pharmaceutically relevant and chiral products, as well as 15 N-isotope labeling applications.

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镍催化腈和胺的氢化偶联用于一般胺合成

合成胺的有效和通用方法在化学工业中仍然有很高的需求。在许多已知的方法中，催化加氢是一种经济有效且经工业验证的反应，目前用于生产多种此类化合物。我们报告了一种均相镍催化剂，用于将一系列芳族、杂芳族和脂肪族腈与伯胺和仲胺或氨进行氢化交叉偶联。该通用氢化方案通过直接和高选择性合成 > 230 种功能化和结构多样的胺（包括药学相关和手性产物）以及15N-同位素标记应用。