Tetrahedron Letters

Electrochemical synthesis of amides: direct transformation of methyl ketones with formamides

H Huang, G Yuan, X Li, H Jiang

Index: Huang, Haolai; Yuan, Gaoqing; Li, Xianwei; Jiang, Huanfeng Tetrahedron Letters, 2013 , vol. 54, # 52 p. 7156 - 7159

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Abstract

Abstract A direct transformation from methyl ketones to secondary or tertiary amides has been developed through a novel electrochemical approach and a wide scope of formamides could be utilized as the amide sources. This transformation was promoted by in situ generated iodine through electrolysis of sodium iodide under mild, metal-free conditions. This electrochemical procedure could avoid the use of stoichiometric iodine and afforded ...