Direct amide synthesis from either alcohols or aldehydes with amines: activity of Ru (II) hydride and Ru (0) complexes

S Muthaiah, SC Ghosh, JE Jee, C Chen…

Index: An, Gwang-Il; Rhee, Hakjune Synlett, 2003 , # 6 p. 876 - 878

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Abstract

... When a mixture of an alcohol and an aldehyde was reacted with an amine, both of the corresponding amides were obtained with good yields. Homogeneous Ru(0) complexes such as (η 4 -1,5-cyclooctadiene)(η 6 -1,3,5-cyclooctatriene)ruthenium [Ru(cod)(cot)] and Ru 3 (CO ...