Catalytic hydrolysis of amides at neutral pH
Abstract
A cis-diaqua copper(II) complex, (1), has been shown to be active in catalysing the hydrolysis of formamide, N-methylformamide, and N,N-dimethylformamide in neutral water at 100 °C; monoaqua copper(II) complexes are not active in catalysing the hydrolysis of the amides under the same conditions.