2503-55-1Relevant articles and documents
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Sperber et al.
, p. 2012,2014 (1950)
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Reductive N-alkylation of primary amides using nickel-nanoparticles
Alenad, Asma M.,Alshammari, Ahmad S.,Jagadeesh, Rajenahally V.,Murugesan, Kathiravan,Sohail, Manzar
, (2021/11/22)
Here we report Ni-nanoparticles as reusable catalysts for reductive N-alkylation of amides. These Ni-nanoparticles based catalysts have been prepared by the template synthesis of tartaric acid and 2-methyl imidazole ligated Ni-complex on SiO2 and subsequent pyrolysis under argon. Applying optimal Ni-nanostructured catalyst, N-alkylation of aromatic and heterocyclic primary amides with different aldehydes in presence of molecular hydrogen was performed to access structurally diverse N-alkylated amides in good to excellent yields. In addition, the applicability of this N-alkylation protocol has been demonstrated for the selective functionalization of primary amide group in Levetiracetam drug.
Graphene oxide: A convenient metal-free carbocatalyst for facilitating amidation of esters with amines
Patel, Khushbu P.,Gayakwad, Eknath M.,Shankarling, Ganapati S.
, p. 2661 - 2668 (2020/02/20)
Herein, we report a graphene oxide (GO) catalyzed condensation of non-activated esters and amines, that can enable diverse amides to be synthesized from abundant ethyl esters forming only volatile alcohol as a by-product. GO accelerates ester to amide conversion in the absence of any additives, unlike other catalysts. A wide range of ester and amine substrates are screened to yield the respective amides in good to excellent yields. The improved catalytic activity can be ascribed to the oxygenated functionalities present on the graphene oxide surface which forms H-bonding with the reactants accelerating the reaction. Improved yields and a wide range of functional group tolerance are some of the important features of the developed protocol.