Alkyl with amines

J. H. Brewster, E. L. Eliel, Carbon-Carbon Alkylations with Amines and Ammonium Salts , Org. React. 1953, 7, 99-197 [covers Michael Additions Starting from /3-(Dialkylamino) ketones, -esters or Nitriles],... 

Amines are powerful nucleophiles which react under neutral or slightly basic conditions with several electron-accepting carbon reagents. The reaction of alkyl halides with amines is useful for the preparation of tertiary amines or quaternary ammonium salts. The conversion of primary amines into secondary amines is usually not feasible since the secondary amine tends towards further alkylation. 

Nucleophilic substitution results when primary alkyl halides are treated with amines... 

Unusual reducing properties can be obtained with borohydride derivatives formed in situ. A variety of reductions have been reported, including hydrogenolysis of carbonyls and alkylation of amines with sodium borohydride in carboxyHc acids such as acetic and trifluoroacetic (38), in which the acyloxyborohydride is the reducing agent. 

FiaaHy, a-olefias find their way iato the surfactant and disiafectant market through conversion, first to alkyl dimethyl amine, then to benzyl chloride quats (BAUMAC) and amine oxides. The former are used broadly as disiafectants, often ia combination with cleaning products. The latter is a direct active ia consumer and iadustrial cleaning products. 

The cychc haUdes can be converted to discrete substitution products by reaction with amines, alcohol, or alkylating agents. For example, (NPCl ) reacts with ammonia to form (NP(NH2)2)3 [13597-92-7] withy -NaOCgH CH to form (NP(OCgH4CH2)2)3 [27122-73-2] and with CH MgCl to form (NP(CH3)2)3 [6607-30-3]. Among the cychc members, the trimeric haUdes are the most inert toward substitution and tetrameric haUdes are the most active. 

The addition of alkyl haUdes to phosphines is analogous to the reactions with amines. Because primary phosphonium salts are highly dissociated, the reaction proceeds to the tertiary or quartemary salts. 

Linear alpha-olefins are the source of the largest volume of ahphatic amine oxides. The olefin reacts with hydrogen bromide in the presence of peroxide catalyst, to yield primary alkyl bromide, which then reacts with dimethylamine to yield the corresponding alkyl dimethyl amine. Fatty alcohols and fatty acids are also used to produce amine oxides (Fig. 1). 

Method 7. Alkyl haHde amination reaction of ammonia or alkylamine with an alkyl haHde. 

A number of 2eohtic materials have been claimed to cataly2e this reaction and reaction temperatures are on the order of 200—350°C with pressures as high as 18000 kPa (2600 psi) reported. This is a low conversion process and recycle of the unconverted starting materials is necessary to provide an economical process. Amination of ethylene to produce ethylamines cataly2ed by ammonium iodide is reported, but not beheved to be practiced commercially (15,16). Alkyl Halide Amination (Method 7). The oldest technology for pioducing amines is the reaction of ammonia with an alkyl hahde. This... 

A wide variety of quaternaries can be prepared. Alkylation with benzyl chloride may produce quaternaries that are biologically active, namely, bactericides, germicides, or algaecides. Reaction of a tertiary amine with chloroacetic acid produces an amphoteric compound, a betaine. 

Stability. In order to have maximum effectiveness over long periods of time, an antioxidant should be stable upon exposure to heat, light, oxygen, water, etc. Many antioxidants, especially in the presence of an impurity when exposed to light and oxygen, are subject to oxidation reactions with the development of colored species. Alkylated diphenyl amines are least susceptible and the -phenylenediamine derivatives the most susceptible to direct oxidation. 

The yield of the more active RRR-a-tocopherol can be improved by selective methylation of the other tocopherol isomers or by hydrogenation of a-tocotrienol (25,26). Methylation can be accompHshed by several processes, such as simultaneous halo alkylation and reduction with an aldehyde and a hydrogen haUde in the presence of staimous chloride (27), amino alkylation with ammonia or amines and an aldehyde such as paraformaldehyde followed by catalytic reduction (28), or via formylation with formaldehyde followed by catalytic reduction (29). 

Cyanuiic chloiide is a convenient piecuisoi to alkyl oi aiyl cyanurates by reaction with alcohols or phenols, or to substituted melamines by reaction with amines alkaline conditions ate employed in both cases and yields are generally high. 

Cl Disperse Blue 87 (107) and related dyestuffs are also prepared from l-oxo-3-imino-4,7-diamino-5,6-phthaloyhsoiQdoline [13418-50-3] (111) by alkylation with corresponding alkyl haUdes (122), sulfonic esters (123), or alkyl amines (124), ie, X of RX = halogen, -toluenesulfonyloxy, or NH2. 

As the sp nitrogen atom in many heterocycles can be alkylated and aminated, the construction of an azomethine ylide or azomethine imine dipole is readily attainable as shown in Scheme 13. These ylides are very reactive and undergo cycloaddition with a... 

Alkyl-3-chloroisothiazolium chlorides (131) react with ammonia to give 3-alkyl-aminoisothiazoles (132) (80MI41700), but with amines give mixtures of isomeric isothiazolium salts (133 and 134 Scheme 20) (79JOC1118), compound (134) presumably being formed by a similar mechanism to compound (132). 2-Alkyl-3-chloro-l,2-benzisothiazolium salts... 

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