(pyridine)(tetrahydroborato) zinc complex mediated acetylation of amines with ethyl acetate

B Zeynizadeh, K Zahmatkesh

Index: Zeynizadeh, Behzad; Zahmatkesh, Karam Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society, 2004 , vol. 51, # 4 p. 801 - 805

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Abstract

(Pyridine)(tetrahydroborato)zinc complex, (Py)Zn(BH4)2, can efficiently perform acetylation of a variety of aliphatic and aromatic amines with ethyl acetate under refluxing THF. ... Keywords: Acetylation; Amine; Acetamide; Zinc tetrahydroborate; Pyridine. ... The protection of amino groups by the formation of amides, especially acetamides, is one of the most fundamen- tal and widely used procedures in organic syntheses. This goal is often ...