n of alkenes with anilines has been developed for the atom-economical synthesis of 2-substituted propanamides bearing an α-stereocenter. A novel phosphoramidite ligand L16 was discovered which exhibited very high reactivity and selectivity in the reaction. This asymmetric Markovnikov hydroaminocarbonylation employs readily available starting materials and tolerates a wide range of functional groups
efficient, easy and sustainable amidation of a set of non-activated carboxylic acids with anilines, assisted by CAL-B, as biodegradable catalyst, is reported. The enzymatic amidation reactions are performed on set of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), phenoxypropionic acid and protected-prolines by direct condensation of one equivalent of carboxylic acids and two equivalents of anilines