An Efficient FeCl₃ Catalyzed Synthesis of N,N’-Diarylformamidines

Pushkin Chakraborty, Subhas C. Roy

Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur Kolkata, India.

DOI: 10.4236/gsc.2013.31005                

Abstract

An efficient FeCl₃ catalyzed synthesis of N,N’-diarylformamidines using triethylorthoformate (1 equivalent) and primary aryl amines (2 equivalents) at ambient temperature has been described. This methodology provides an eco-friendly and simple procedure without using any hazardous and expensive chemicals.

Keywords

Fe(III) Chloride; Diarylformamidines; Aryl Amines; Triethylorthoformate

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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