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SUBMITTER: Han C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1475744 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Han Chong C Lee Jonathan P JP Lobkovsky Emil E Porco John A JA
Journal of the American Chemical Society 20050701 28
A process for preparation of amides from unactivated esters and amines has been developed using a catalytic system comprised of group (IV) metal alkoxides in conjunction with additives including 1-hydroxy-7-azabenzotriazole (HOAt). In general, ester-amide exchange proceeds using a variety of structurally diverse esters and amines without azeotropic reflux to remove the alcohol byproduct. Initial mechanistic studies on the Zr(Ot-Bu)4-HOAt system revealed that the active catalyst is a novel, dimer ...[more]