Sunlight assisted direct amide formation: Via a charge-transfer complex

Irit Cohen, Abhaya K. Mishra, Galit Parvari, Rachel Edrei, Mauricio Dantus, Yoav Eichen, Alex M. Szpilman

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Abstract

We report on the use of charge-transfer complexes between amines and carbon tetrachloride, as a novel way to activate the amine for photochemical reactions. This principle is demonstrated in a mild, transition metal free, visible light assisted, dealkylative amide formation from feedstock carboxylic acids and amines. The low absorption coefficient of the complex allows deep light penetration and thus scale up to a gram scale.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10128-10131
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume53
Issue number73
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

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