page_title: Leuckart reaction
hierarchical_section_title: Leuckart reaction
caption_attribution_description: Description: Reaction scheme of the Leuckart reaction. Author, date of creation: selfmade by ~K, 09 July 2006. Source: - Copyright: Public domain. (PD) Comments: high-resolution b/w PNG; ChemDraw / The GIMP.
context_page_description: The Leuckart reaction is the chemical reaction that converts aldehydes or ketones to amines by reductive amination in the presence of heat. The reaction, named after Rudolf Leuckart, uses either ammonium formate or formamide as the nitrogen donor and reducing agent. It requires high temperatures, usually between 120 and 130 °C; for the formamide variant, the temperature can be greater than 165 °C.
context_section_description: The Leuckart reaction is the chemical reaction that converts aldehydes or ketones to amines by reductive amination in the presence of heat.  The reaction, named after Rudolf Leuckart, uses either ammonium formate or formamide as the nitrogen donor and reducing agent. It requires high temperatures, usually between 120 and 130 °C; for the formamide variant, the temperature can be greater than 165 °C.
caption: The ketone is converted to an amine via reductive amination using ammonium formate
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