The copper-catalyzed electroph
il
ic am
inat
ion of d
iorganoz
inc reagents employ
ing
O-acyl
N,N-d
ialkyl hydroxylam
ine der
ivat
ives as am
inat
ing agents
is descr
ibed. Th
is react
ion offers a general method for the preparat
ion of tert
iary am
ines
in h
igh y
ields and
is noteworthy for
its conven
ience both
in terms of react
ion cond
it
ions employed (room temperature,
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isolat
ion (ac
id/base extract
ive workup).