Synthetic Communications

Malonic Ester Amide Synthesis: An Efficient Methodology for Synthesis of Amides

PS Mahajan, JP Mahajan, SB Mhaske

Index: Mahajan, Pankaj S.; Mahajan, Jyoti P.; Mhaske, Santosh B. Synthetic Communications, 2013 , vol. 43, # 18 p. 2508 - 2516

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Abstract

A general methodology “malonic ester amide synthesis” has been demonstrated, which uses α-substituted/unsubstituted diethyl malonates for the decarboxylative acylation of various aromatic/heteroaromatic primary/secondary amines to form one-carbon homologated amides, thus providing easy access to amides with odd/even chain lengths and an array of substituents on the alkyl/aryl part while avoiding use of acyl chlorides or peptide coupling reagents.