Ruthenium-Catalyzed Redox-Neutral and Single-Step Amide Synthesis from Alcohol and Nitrile with Complete Atom Economy
作者:Byungjoon Kang、Zhenqian Fu、Soon Hyeok Hong
DOI:10.1021/ja404695t
日期:2013.8.14
A completely atom-economical and redox-neutral catalytic amide synthesis from an alcohol and a nitrite is realized. The amide C-N bond is efficiently formed between the nitrogen atom of nitrile and the alpha-carbon of alcohol, with the help of an N-heterocyclic carbene-based ruthenium catalyst, without a single by-product. A utility of the reaction was demonstrated by synthesizing C-13 or N-15 isotope-labeled amides without involvement of any separate reduction and oxidation step.
2-Furanylboronic Acid as an Effective Catalyst for the Direct Amidation of Carboxylic Acids at Room Temperature
2-Furanylboronic acid has been identified as an inexpensive and effective catalyst for the dehydrative amide formation of carboxylicacids and amines. This transformation can be efficiently carried out at roomtemperature and is applicable to a wide range of carboxylicacids with primary and secondary amines to afford amides in good to excellent yields.