Ketoester methacrylate resin, secondary amine clean-up in the presence of primary amines

A ketoester resin was developed as the basis for a selective scavenger for primary amines in the presence of secondary amines. The utility of the scavenger was demonstrated with a range of reductive amination chemistries with both mono- and diamines. The resin's specificity is based on the removal of the primary amines via their enamines.