8.5. Co
2
Rh
2
on C mediated reductive amination of
benzaldehyde
Chung group reported reductive amination of benzaldehyde
derivatives
129
with nitroaromatics
182
in presence of a
cobalt-rhodium heterobimetallic nanoparticles (Co
2
Rh
2
/C) as
catalysts (Scheme 76).
[55]
This tandem reaction was optimized
by taking benzaldehyde with nitrobenzene in methanol using
Co
2
Rh
2
/C under 1 atm of hydrogen (balloon) at room
temperature over 16 hours to afford
N
-benzylanilines
183
.
Interestingly, addition of MgSO
4
, molecular sieves (3 Å),
Scheme 76. One-pot reductive amination of benzaldehyde
with nitroaromatics
B(OEt)
3
or changing the solvent did not fetch improved
results. When Co/C was employed as catalyst, there was no
reaction. However, the product was isolated in 23% yields
when Rh/C (5 mol%) was employed during screening. A
competition experiment was performed with between
benzaldehyde
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