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Gregory L Beutner1, Ian S Young1, Merrill L Davies1
1Chemical and Synthetic Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, One Squibb Drive , New Brunswick , New Jersey 08903 , United States.
Abstract:
Challenging couplings of hindered carboxylic acids with non-nucleophilic amines to form amide bonds can be accomplished in high yields, and in many cases, with complete retention of the adjacent stereogenic centers using the combination of N, N, N', N'-tetramethylchloroformamidinium hexafluorophosphate (TCFH) and N-methylimidazole (NMI). This method allows for in situ generation of highly reactive acyl imidazolium ions, which have been demonstrated to be intermediates in the reaction. The reagent delivers high reactivity similar to acid chlorides with the ease of use of modern uronium reagents.
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