Rev. Roum. Chim

Formamide, a novel challenging reagent for the direct synthesis of non-N-substituted cyclic imides

CI Chiriac, M Nechifor, F Tanasa, N Marioara

Index: Tanasa, Fulga; Onciu, Marioara; Chiriac, Constantin I. Revue Roumaine de Chimie, 2003 , vol. 48, # 11 p. 869 - 872

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Abstract

Aliphatic and aromatic cyclic imides have been prepared in high to moderate yields from cyclic carboxylic anhydrides or corresponding dicarboxylic acids, using formamide as reagent at 170-180 C for 5-6 hours. In the case of aromatic products with lower solubility in