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N-Heterocyclic carbene catalyzed direct carbonylation of dimethylamine
Xiaonian Li, Kun Liu, Xiaoliang Xu, Lei Ma, Hong Wang, Dahao Jiang, Qunfeng Zhang and Chunshan Lu Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 7860-7862
DOI:
10.1039/C1CC12047F,
Communication
N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalyzed direct carbonylation of dimethylamine leading to the formation of DMF was successfully accomplished under metal-free conditions. The catalytic efficiency was investigated and the turnover numbers can reach as high as >300. The possible mechanism was also proposed.
