Ion-exchanged zeolites are efficient heterogeneous catalysts for the intram
olecular addition of an amine H-NR2 to a CC triple bond. This was shown for
the cyclisation of 6-aminohex-1-yne to 2-methyl-1,2-dehydropiperidine. For
this reaction zinc(II)-exchanged zeolite BEA was one of the most active ca
talysts. The heterogeneous catalyst was more active than the corresponding
homogeneous catalyst Zn(CF3SO3)(2), which is concluded to be related to co-
catalysis between Lewis and Bronsted acid sites present in the zeolite. (C)
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