Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2014, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (7): 1012-1016.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(14)60141-8

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Rh(III)-catalyzed oxidative amidation of aldehydes:An efficient route to N-pyridinamides and imides

Wei Daia, Yuchen Liua, Tao Tonga, Xingwei Lib, Fang Luoa   

  1. a. College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, Zhejiang, China;
    b. Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
  • Received:2014-03-28 Revised:2014-04-17 Online:2014-06-28 Published:2014-06-28
  • Supported by:

    This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (LY12B02002), the Zhejiang Qianjiang Talent Project (QJD1302014), and the Educational Commission of Zhejiang Province of China (Y201329292).

Abstract:

A novel Rh(III)-catalyzed direct amidation of aldehydes featuring Ag2CO3 as the oxidant is described. This selective procedure provides a variety of N-pyridinamides and imide derivatives in good yields.

Key words: Rh(III)-catalyzed amidation, Oxidative amidation, Aldehyde, N-pyridinamide, Imide