aAstraZeneca UK Ltd, Mereside, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 4TG, UK
bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
Abstract:
A number of primary and secondary amines have been rapidly methylated under microwave-enhanced conditions using formic acid-formaldehyde mixtures, providing a route to 2H(D)-containing compounds and the potential for 3H(T), 11C, 13C and 14C labelling.