Visible-light-mediated α-amino alkylation of ketimines and aldimines for the synthesis of 1,2-diamines

Org Biomol Chem. 2023 Aug 2;21(30):6192-6196. doi: 10.1039/d3ob00808h.

Abstract

A visible-light-mediated protocol to prepare 1,2-diamines has been successfully explored based on the photoredox/Brønsted acid co-catalyzed α-amino alkylations of imines with tertiary amines. Both ketimines and aldimines are applicable to this transformation. Various 1,2-diamines with different functional groups were produced in moderate to excellent yields. Moreover, this approach could be performed on a gram scale, showing its practicality.