Methylamine

[sorena2316]

Can methylamine be used instead of 3-methylamine in the reaction of phenylacetone?

 

[UWe9o12jkied91d]

What?

 

[Osmosis Vanderwaal]

Phenylacetone+ methylamine= methamphetamine . Reductive animation

 

[UWe9o12jkied91d]

hmm interesting , tell me more

 

[Osmosis Vanderwaal]

You could do Reductive alkylation
Or Reductive amination
There's also MDP2P + methylamine= MDMA