Amides are prevalent structural motifs that are found in biologically relevant molecules, such as proteins, as well as natural products, marketed drugs, and synthetic intermediates.[1] As a result, the synthesis of amides has attracted considerable interest and a number of methods have been devised. Conventionally, amides are synthesized by coupling a carboxylic acid or a carboxylic acid derivative with an amine.[1a, b, 2, 3] In addition, the ...