Chemistry:Tribenzylamine

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Tribenzylamine is an organic compound with the formula N(CH
2
C
6
H
5
)
3
. It is a symmetrical tertiary amine. It is of some historic interest as one of the first compounds produced by the Leuckart reaction.[1]

The compound is a common target in the development of new synthetic methods, e.g. from benzyl alcohol.[2][3]

References

  1. Leuckart, R. (1885). "Ueber eine neue Bildungsweise von Tribenzylamin". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft 18 (2): 2341–2344. doi:10.1002/cber.188501802113. 
  2. Hamid, M. Haniti S. A.; Allen, C. Liana; Lamb, Gareth W.; Maxwell, Aoife C.; Maytum, Hannah C.; Watson, Andrew J. A.; Williams, Jonathan M. J. (2009). "Ruthenium-Catalyzed N -Alkylation of Amines and Sulfonamides Using Borrowing Hydrogen Methodology". Journal of the American Chemical Society 131 (5): 1766–1774. doi:10.1021/ja807323a. PMID 19191700. Bibcode2009JAChS.131.1766H. 
  3. Kawahara, Ryoko; Fujita, Ken-Ichi; Yamaguchi, Ryohei (2010). "Multialkylation of Aqueous Ammonia with Alcohols Catalyzed by Water-Soluble Cp*Ir−Ammine Complexes". Journal of the American Chemical Society 132 (43): 15108–15111. doi:10.1021/ja107274w. PMID 20931960. Bibcode2010JAChS.13215108K.