A Facile Synthesis of Vicinal Diamines P
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Shigeru Arai; Satoshi Takita; Atsushi Nishida
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Article
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2005
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract An efficient homocoupling of imines to give vicinal diamines promoted by low‐valent niobium, generated by treatment of NbCl~5~ with zinc powder, is described. The desired products were obtained in good to excellent yields. Dihydroisoquinoline derivatives also gave the coupling products