Research
Modular benzylamine synthesis through trifunctional zirconium catalysis
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The Brief
- A trifunctional zirconium catalytic system for modular benzylamine synthesis is reported in Nature Catalysis.
- The work builds on photocatalysis, which can expand the reactivity of transition-metal catalysts under mild conditions.
- The article was published online on 2026-11-09 with DOI 10.1038/s41929-026-01630-8.
Why it matters
It describes a new catalytic approach to making benzylamines, a common structural motif, which may give synthetic chemists another modular route under mild conditions.
Who’s affected
- synthetic and catalysis chemists
- pharmaceutical and fine-chemical researchers interested in amine synthesis
- #catalysis
- #photocatalysis
- #zirconium
- #benzylamine
- #organic synthesis
Nature Catalysis, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41929-026-01630-8 Photocatalysis can expand the reactivity of transition-metal catalysts by enabling new reaction pathways under mild conditions. Now, a trifunctional zirconium catalytic system is developed that…
Timeline
Published online in Nature Catalysis
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Modular benzylamine synthesis through trifunctional zirconium catalysis