New Deoxygenation Method for Amine N-Oxides Using Dimethylthiocarbamoyl Chloride

Abstract

A facile and efficient deoxygenation method for various amine N-oxides to their corresponding amines is described. The experimental procedure is quite simple and the products are obtained in excellent yields.

Keywords:

• Amine N-oxide
• deoxygenation
• dimethylthiocarbamoyl chloride
• reduction
• thiocarbamate

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Scientific Research Project Commission of Trakya University.

Notes

^a Isolated yields.

^b Reflux in (C₂H₅)₃N.

^c 3 eq. NaI used.