| abstract |
A method of preparing an amine according to Formula (I) comprising: preparing an amide of Formula (II); and reacting amide of Formula (II) to form amine of Formula (I), where the substituents are as defined in the claims. Preferably, Cy is a cyclohexadienyl group. Preferably RA is a toluenesulfonyl (tosyl) or triisopropylbenzenesulfonyl group. Preferably R8 and R9 are hydrogen or a phenyl group. Also claimed are amides according to Formula (II). Also claimed are complexes according to Formula (XI), where the complex (XI) is a complex according to formula (XIa) or (XIb), where the substituents are as defined in the claims. Also claimed is a method of catalysis, preferably for a transfer hydrogenation reaction, comprising reacting a substrate comprising a carbon-heteroatom double bond in the presence of a complex of Formula (XI). |