Improved microwave oven synthesis of amides and imides promoted by imidazole; convenient transport agent preparation
Microwave dielectric loss heating without solvent or support yields amides and imides from aromatic and sterically hindered acids in the presence of imidazole in good to excellent yields under mild irradiation conditions.
Potassium Hydroxide-Catalyzed Chemoselective Reduction of Cyclic Imides with Hydrosilanes: Synthesis of ω-Hydroxylactams and Lactams
Potassium hydroxide-catalyzed hydrosilylation exhibits excellent activity and chemoselectivity for the reduction of cyclic imides under mild reaction conditions. The chemoselectivity of the reduction system may be readily tuned by changing the identity an