Primary amines can be synthesized from alcohols.
Is it true that primary amines can be synthesized from alcohols?
Yes. Multiple recent studies demonstrate that primary amines can be successfully synthesized directly from alcohols using advanced catalytic systems such as manganese-catalyzed transamination, reductive amination over nickel-rhenium catalysts, and accelerated microdroplet chemistry.
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The claim states that primary amines can be synthesized from alcohols. Paper [0] demonstrates alcohol-to-amine conversion via microdroplet chemistry, paper [9] demonstrates the reductive amination of fatty alcohols to primary amines, and paper [10] details the direct transamination of aliphatic alcohols to primary amines. There are no refuting papers, so the verdict is SUPPORTED.
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RE, S., OL, L., & AK, B. (2026). Facile Synthesis of Primary Amines via Nitrogen Fixation in Charged Microdroplets.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74661-1
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H, W., Z, H., X, W., & D, L. (2026). Remodified Ni/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Catalysts for the Gas-Phase Reductive Amination of 1‑Octanol: Reconfiguration of Acid-Base Sites Enhances Catalytic Performance.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.6c02213
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J, J., S, W., Q, Z., MC, F., & T, T. (2026). Manganese-Catalyzed Direct Transamination of Aliphatic Alcohols to Primary Amines.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.2797925
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