The Leuckart Reactions
In these videos, I will be synthesising amines via the Leuckart reaction. The Leuckart reaction is a reaction that converts aldehydes or ketones to amines. This is a reductive amination.
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Synthesis of Formetorex by the Leuckart Method (Stage 1)
The reductive amination of carbonyl compounds to the corresponding amines by reaction with excess ammonium formate (Leuckart reaction) is a very useful procedure for the preparation of N-formyl derivatives of amines.
Ammonium carbonate and formic acid generate ammonium formate in situ, which in t...
