DOI: 10.1039/d6nj02947g ISSN: 1144-0546

Photochemical N -dealkylation via ferric chloride under mild conditions

Yue Chen, Ling Zhang, Yihong Wang, Tianshu Qin, Keying Guo, Yitong Lin, Aiqin Liu, Zhushuang Bai

A facile FeCl 3 -photocatalyzed N -dealkylation of amines is realized under 395 nm LED irradiation at room temperature, delivering diverse N–H products in moderate to good yields.