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Green Chem., 2007, 9, 976 - 979, DOI: 10.1039/b706164a

Atom economic synthesis of amides via transition metal catalyzed rearrangement of oxaziridines

Chin Hin Leung, Adelina M. Voutchkova, Robert H. Crabtree, David Balcells and Odile Eisenstein

A mild synthetic route to amides involves imine oxidation to an oxaziridine followed by a transition-metal catalyzed rearrangement to the amide. This route shows potential for a greener pathway to amides. DFT studies showed a possible rearrangement pathway in the case of the Rh catalyst.

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