Synlett 2012; 23(5): 801-804
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1290302
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Copper-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Synthesis of Primary Amides from (Aryl)methanamines

Wei Xu
a   Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. of China
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Yuyang Jiang
b   Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Guangdong Province), Graduate School of Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518057, P. R. of China, Fax: +86(10)62781695   eMail: fuhua@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
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Hua Fu*
a   Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. of China
b   Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Guangdong Province), Graduate School of Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518057, P. R. of China, Fax: +86(10)62781695   eMail: fuhua@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
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Received: 08. Dezember 2011

Accepted after revision: 08. Januar 2012

Publikationsdatum:
27. Februar 2012 (online)


Abstract

A copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidative method for the synthesis of primary aryl amides has been developed, and the direct oxygenation of (aryl)methanamines to primary aryl amides by molecular oxygen showed convenient, practical, and environment-friendly advantages. This method will find wide application in chemistry and biology.

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