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Chemical Communications

Transamidation of primary amides with amines catalyzed by zirconocene dichloride†

Benjamin N. Atkinson,a   A. Rosie Chhatwal,a   Helen V. Lomax,a   James W. Waltona  and  Jonathan M. J. Williams*a  

* Corresponding authors

a University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, UK
E-mail: j.m.j.williams@bath.ac.uk

Abstract

Zirconocene dichloride (Cp2ZrCl2) has been shown to be an effective catalyst for the transamidation of primary amides with amines in cyclohexane at 80 °C in 5–24 hours. For favourable substrates, the reaction can be performed at temperatures as low as 30 °C.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC37427G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
11 Oct 2012
Accepted
12 Oct 2012
First published
22 Oct 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 11626-11628

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Transamidation of primary amides with amines catalyzed by zirconocene dichloride

B. N. Atkinson, A. R. Chhatwal, H. V. Lomax, J. W. Walton and J. M. J. Williams, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 11626 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC37427G

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