A green approach to chemoselective N-acetylation of amines using catalytic amount of zinc acetate in acetic acid under microwave irradiation

G Brahmachari, S Laskar, S Sarkar

Index: Brahmachari; Laskar; Sarkar Indian Journal of Chemistry - Section B Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, 2010 , vol. 49, # 9 p. 1274 - 1281

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Abstract

It has been found for the first time that zinc acetate alone can act as a selective N-acetylating agent without any solvent under closed vessel microwave irradiation. It is also observed that the use of a catalytic amount of this reagent in acetic acid is sufficient enough for smooth running of N-acetylation of a number of structurally diverse amines, and the reaction is chemoselective with respect to phenols, thiols, acids and alcohols. Herein is reported a ...

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