Methanol is an important C1 source in organic synthesis because of its low cost, abundance,
and biodegradability. Therefore, using methanol as a C1 source to synthesize high-value …

Methanol is used as a common solvent, cost‐effective reagent, and sustainable feedstock for
value‐added chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and materials. Among the various applications …

Borrowing hydrogen (or hydrogen autotransfer) reactions represent straightforward and
sustainable C–N bond-forming processes. In general, precious metal-based catalysts are …

Methylation is a well‐known structural modification in organic and medicinal chemistry. This
review summarizes recent advances in methylation by categorizing specific methylation …

A novel lutidine‐based manganese PNP‐pincer complex has been synthesized for the
selective N‐methylation of aromatic amines with methanol. Using borrowing hydrogen …

Methanol is a fundamental feedstock and is widely used in the chemical and petroleum
industries. It can serve as a C1 source to make a variety of C–C and C–N bond formation …

The selective mono-N-methylation of anilines derivatives was achieved under mild
conditions using inexpensive methanol as C1 source. Under hydrogen borrowing …

An in situ-generated complex from [RuCp* Cl2] 2 and dpePhos ligand is reported as an
efficient catalyst in the presence of 5 mol% of LiOtBu for the N-methylation of amines using …

N-methylamine functionalities are valuable motifs, which play vital roles in the properties
and activities of essential fine and bulk chemicals including molecules used in life science …

The present review focuses on recent progress achieved from 2017 to March 2021 using
methanol as a C1-alkylating agent. A series of novel metal-catalyzed hydrogen-borrowing …