Boric acid: a highly efficient catalyst for transamidation of carboxamides with amines

Org Lett. 2012 Jun 15;14(12):3202-5. doi: 10.1021/ol301308c. Epub 2012 Jun 7.

Abstract

A novel method of transamidation of carboxamides with amines using catalytic amounts of readily available boric acid under solvent-free conditions has been developed. The scope of the methodology has been demonstrated with (i) primary, secondary, and tertiary amides and phthalimide and (ii) aliphatic, aromatic, cyclic, acyclic, primary, and secondary amines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amides / chemistry*
  • Amination
  • Amines / chemistry*
  • Boric Acids / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Molecular Structure

Substances

  • Amides
  • Amines
  • Boric Acids
  • boric acid