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What is Reductive amination?

Definition 23.7 University Chemistry — Year 2 · Chapter 23 — Amines and Nitrogen Compounds

A reductive amination converts a carbonyl compound and an amine into a more substituted amine by forming the imine (or iminium ion) and reducing it in the same pot, usually with sodium cyanoborohydride NaBHX3CN\ce{NaBH3CN}.

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