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Chem. Commun., 2009, 4566 - 4568, DOI: 10.1039/b909360e


Catalytic amide formation with -hydroxyenones as acylating reagents

Pei-Chen Chiang, Yoonjoo Kim and Jeffrey W. Bode


-Hydroxyenones undergo clean, catalytic amidations with amines promoted by the combination of an N-heterocyclic carbene and 1,2,4-triazole.

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