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SUBMITTER: Chhatwal AR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7416778 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chhatwal A Rosie AR Lomax Helen V HV Blacker A John AJ Williams Jonathan M J JMJ Marcé Patricia P
Chemical science 20200519 22
A new method for the direct synthesis of primary and secondary amides from carboxylic acids is described using Mg(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>·6H<sub>2</sub>O or imidazole as a low-cost and readily available catalyst, and urea as a stable, and easy to manipulate nitrogen source. This methodology is particularly useful for the direct synthesis of primary and methyl amides avoiding the use of ammonia and methylamine gas which can be tedious to manipulate. Furthermore, the transformation does not re ...[more]