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Low‐Energy‐Electron‐Induced Hydroamination of an Alkene
Author(s) -
Hamann Thorben,
Böhler Esther,
Swiderek Petra
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200901338
Subject(s) - hydroamination , alkene , catalysis , electron , ionization , chemistry , photochemistry , chemical reaction , chemical physics , nanotechnology , materials science , atomic physics , physics , organic chemistry , ion , quantum mechanics
The smallest catalyst : A new strategy to control chemical synthesis by exposure to low‐energy electrons relies on the electrostatic attraction caused by the soft ionization of one of the reaction partners. This approach was used to induce a reaction between C 2 H 4 and NH 3 yielding aminoethane. The reaction resembles a hydroamination except that the electron beam replaces the catalyst used in the organic synthesis.