The Open Catalysis Journal

2010, 3 : 34-39
Published online 2010 March 30. DOI: 10.2174/1876214X01003010034
Publisher ID: TOCATJ-3-34

Manganese (II) Chloride-Catalyzed Conjugated Addition of Amines to Electron Deficient Alkenes in Methanol-Water Medium

Anupam Roy , Dhiman Kundu , Shrishnu Kumar Kundu , Adinath Majee and Alakananda Hajra
Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan – 731235, India.

ABSTRACT

A simple, general and efficient method has been developed for the conjugate addition of a variety of aliphatic and aromatic amines to electron deficient alkenes in the presence of a catalytic amount of manganese (II) chloride in methanol-water to produce the corresponding β-amino derivatives in excellent yields at room temperature.

Keywords:

Manganese (II) chloride, Michael addition, amines.