- N Lingaiah: Catalysis Laboratory, I&PC Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500 007, India. nakkalingaiah@iict.res.in
Hydroamination of alkynes with both aromatic and aliphatic amines proceeds efficiently in the presence of silver-exchanged tungstophosphoric acid (AgTPA) catalyst under solvent-free conditions to afford ketimines in excellent yields.