The title compound, C(30)H(42)N(4), is an aryl-ated tris-(amino-eth-yl)amine derivative which was obtained by reducing the corresponding tris-amide with AlH(3). The asymmetric unit consists of one third of a C(3v)-symmetric mol-ecule with the tertiary N atom lying on a crystallographic threefold axis.

By associating primary (slow but controlled ring-opening polymerization; ROP) and tertiary (fast but uncontrolled ROP) amines in the same molecule, a novel highly active organocatalytic system proceeding by an accelerated amine mechanism through monomer activation (AAMMA) and leading to living ROP of α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides at room temperature was successfully developed.

Fourteen triethylamine derivatives including the 2-(4-chlorophenylthio)triethylamine (CPTA) were all found to be effective in inducing the formation of lycopene in Marsh white seedless grapefruit (Citrus paradisi, Rutaceae); however, they differed in the degree of effectiveness. The structural feature necessary for inducer activity appeared to be the tertiary alkylamine. Compounds with an S ato...

A readily available pincer ruthenium(II) complex catalyzes the selective monoalkylation of (hetero)aromatic amines with a wide range of primary alcohols (including pyridine-, furan-, and thiophene-substituted alcohols) with high efficiency when used in low catalyst loadings (1 mol %). Tertiary amine formation via polyalkylation does not occur, making this ruthenium system an excellent catalyst ...

An organocatalytic conjugate addition of prochiral 3-fluorinated oxindoles to vinyl sulfones was described for the first time. In the presence of bifunctional tertiary amine-thiourea catalysts, 3-fluoro-3-substituted oxindole adducts were obtained in excellent yields and with high enantiomeric excesses.

Chalcones are still challenge substrates in Michael reactions, and only limited success has been achieved. This work describes a highly enantioselective Michael addition of diethyl malonate with chalcones catalyzed by cinchona alkaloids-derivatived bifunctional tertiary amine-thioureas bearing multiple hydrogen-bonding donors.

A Cp*Ru-based bifunctional catalyst system (Cp* = η(5)-C(5)(CH(3))(5)) with a suitably-designed PN ligand (PN = chelating tertiary phosphine-protic amine ligand) has been developed for a regioselective lactonization of unsymmetrically substituted 1,4-diols, which may provide an expeditious access to a variety of lactone lignans.

A dipeptide-based urea-amide tertiary amine (DP-UAA) was shown to be an effective Brønsted base catalyst for the first asymmetric annulation reaction between 5H-thiazol-4-ones and N-itaconimides. High levels of enantioselectivity (up to 99% ee) and diastereoselectivity (>19:1 dr) were obtained for a series of spirocyclic 1,4-sulfur-bridged piperidinone-based succinimides.

Nitrogen heterocycles are ubiquitous in natural products and pharmaceuticals. Herein, we disclose a nitrogen complexation strategy that employs a strong Brønsted acid (HBF4) or an azaphilic Lewis acid (BF3) to enable remote, non-directed C(sp(3))-H oxidations of tertiary, secondary, and primary amine- and pyridine-containing molecules with tunable iron catalysts. Imides resist oxidation and pro...