A green and sustainable catalytic protocol for methoxymethylation of primary amides using methanol with dihydrogen release
Reshma Babu, Ganesan Sivakumar, Smruti Padhy, Ekambaram Balaraman
Abstract
A highly efficient and selective catalytic method for the methoxymethylation of primary amides with the liberation of dihydrogen under Mn( i ) catalysis is reported.
Topics & Concepts
Primary (astronomy)CatalysisMethanolChemistryCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryAstronomyPhysicsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisChemical Synthesis and ReactionsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis