Inside Back Cover: Improved and General Manganese‐Catalyzed N‐Methylation of Aromatic Amines Using Methanol (Chem. Eur. J. 23/2017)

Abstract

A manganese PNP‐pincer complex was developed as a suitable catalyst for the selective mono‐methylation of aromatic amines with inexpensive methanol. Using borrowing hydrogen methodology, a selection of different aniline derivatives was selectively methylated, tolerating functional groups such as ketone, C=C double bonds, or amides. The novel manganese PNP‐pincer complex allowed for methylations under mild conditions in high yields. More information can be found in the Communication by M. Beller, et al. on page 5410 ff.