A novel Lewis acid-catalyzed oxidation of benzylamines to the corresponding amides has been developed. Using 10 mol% of ZnBr2 or FeCl3 as the catalyst and TBHP as the oxidant, amides were produced under mild conditions.
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Lewis acid-catalyzed oxidation of benzylamines to benzamides
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Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V. an der Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
E-mail: xiao-feng.wu@catalysis.de
E-mail: xiao-feng.wu@catalysis.de
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Catalyse et Organométalliques, Institut Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226-CNRS-Universit de Rennes, Av. Général Leclerc, 35042 Rennes, France
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 12237-12239
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC37149A
Received 01 Oct 2012, Accepted 03 Nov 2012
First published online 05 Nov 2012
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