Lepidine is used in the preparation of certain dyes.
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Applications
Lepidine is used in the preparation of certain dyes.
Solubility
Slightly soluble in water.
Notes
Light sensitive. Incompatible with oxidizing agents. Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- K.R.Justin Thomas; Marappan Velusamy; Jiann T.Lin ; Chin-Hsiung Chien; Yu-Tai Tao; Yuh S.Wen; Ya-Hui Hu; Pi-Tai Chou. Efficient red-emitting cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes containing lepidine-based ligands. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44,(16), 5677-5685
- Martin J.Weiss; Charles R.Hauser. The acylation and carbethoxylation of quinaldine, lepidine and α-picoline using sodium amide or potassium amide. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1949, 71,(6), 2023-2026.
- Lepidine and similar compounds can be alkylated at the 2-position by free radicals generated by the action of t-butyl hydroperoxide and a salt of Fe(II) on a primary or secondary alkyl iodide: Acta Chem. Scand., 43, 995 (1989). Similarly, 2-formylation can be achieved in high yield using 1,3,5-trioxane in the presence of TFA, t-BuOOH and FeSO4 in acetonitrile: J. Org. Chem., 51, 536 (1986).