title: Convenient method for the preparation of Weinreb amides via Pd-catalyzed aminocarbonylation of aryl bromides at atmospheric pressure.
abstract: [reaction: see text] The direct transformation of aryl bromides into the corresponding Weinreb amides via Pd-catalyzed aminocarbonylation at atmospheric pressure is reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: Dominique M M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Freckmann
authors.forename: Stephen L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Buchwald
mesh_terms: D000577:Amides / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D001274:Atmospheric Pressure; D002384:Catalysis; D020650:Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques; D006842:Hydrocarbons, Brominated / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D006842:Hydrocarbons, Brominated; D010165:Palladium