Abstract
An ambient temperature continuous flow method for nucleophilic amidation and thioamidation is described. Deprotonation of formamides by lithium diisopropylamine (LDA) affords carbamoyllithium intermediates that are quenched in situ with various electrophiles such as ketones, allyl bromides, Weinreb and morpholino amides. The nature of the reactive lithium intermediates and the thermodynamics of the metalation were further investigated by ab initio calculations and kinetic experiments.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 10280-10284 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Chemistry - A European Journal |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 43 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- acidity
- amidation
- Barbier reaction
- flow chemistry
- lithiation