CC BY 4.0 · SynOpen 2023; 07(01): 88-101
DOI: 10.1055/a-2035-6733
graphical review

Amide N–C Bond Activation: A Graphical Overview of Acyl and Decarbonylative Coupling

Chengwei Liu
a   Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, P. R. of China
b   Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, 73 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
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b   Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, 73 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
› Author Affiliations
We thank the National Science Foundation (NSF) (CAREER CHE-1650766), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (R35GM133326), Rutgers University, the Overseas High-Level Talents Fund of Shanghai, and Shanghai University for generous support.


Abstract

This Graphical Review provides an overview of amide bond activation achieved by selective oxidative addition of the N–C(O) acyl bond to transition metals and nucleophilic acyl addition, resulting in acyl and decarbonylative coupling, together with key mechanistic details pertaining to amide bond distortion underlying this reactivity manifold.



Publication History

Received: 13 January 2023

Accepted after revision: 14 February 2023

Accepted Manuscript online:
14 February 2023

Article published online:
06 March 2023

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