Preparation of Primary Amides from Functionalized Organozinc Halides

Org. Lett., 2010, 12, 3648-3650 published on 22.07.2010
Org. Lett.
Organozinc halides, which are prepared either by direct zinc insertion or halogen-magnesium exchange and subsequent transmetalation with ZnCl_2, react smoothly with commercially available trichloroacetyl isocyanate to give, after hydrolysis, the corresponding primary amides. This method is compatible with a variety of functional groups such as an ester or a cyano group. Also heterocyclic-, alkenyl, and acetylenic zinc reagents are converted to the corresponding primary amides under these conditions.
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