Three-Step Telescoped Synthesis of Monosubstituted Vicinal Diamines from Aldehydes

ACS Omega. 2019 Jan 29;4(1):2261-2267. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.8b03030. eCollection 2019 Jan 31.

Abstract

Aldehydes are easily transformed into vicinal diamines and piperazines through a one-pot procedure including a Darzens reaction and treatment with an amine or diamine and then with a reducing agent. Additionally, quinoxalines can be accessed by reaction with 1,2-benzenediamine under oxidative conditions. These transformations are simple methods for the preparation of synthetically interesting monosubstituted diamines, piperazines, and quinoxalines.