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photoreduction of imines

madscience - 16-7-2016 at 18:20

I need help. I'm trying to do a photo reduction on a imine to amine and have no clue on how to do it. please help

Loptr - 16-7-2016 at 19:15

So you want us to go do the essential reading for you? It's not like I do this every day.

You have no other ability to reduce than using light? I would suggest you do something else with your imine if that is the case.

Which imine do you have in mind?

[Edited on 17-7-2016 by Loptr]

CRUSTY - 16-7-2016 at 19:58

I don't really wanna spoonfeed the research/answers to you, but I did find a couple of abstracts that mention photoreductions of imines in alcohols, and RSC abstract that said such reduction occurred at 170-180 nm and 230-260 nm wavelengths.

But really, if you simply google your question (photoreduction of imines), there are a lot of immediate results, despite the fact that many are only abstracts. Just please look things up first and try to contribute a bit to the question itself before asking something of this nature.

Loptr - 17-7-2016 at 12:07

If you need access to a journal article just be sure to come back and request it.

Loptr - 18-7-2016 at 05:45

Here is the article in question.

Photoreduction of imines. An environmentally friendly approach to obtain amines

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CRUSTY - 18-7-2016 at 08:05

Quote: Originally posted by Loptr  
Here is the article in question.

Photoreduction of imines. An environmentally friendly approach to obtain amines


Fantastic, thank you for that.