title: Palladium-catalyzed regiospecific aminocarbonylation of alkynes in the ionic liquid [bmim][Tf2N].
abstract: [Structure: see text] Regiospecific construction of 2-substituted acrylamides was achieved by palladium-catalyzed aminocarbonylation of alkynes in the ionic liquid [bmim][Tf2N] without any acid additive under relatively mild conditions. The ionic liquid was used as the reaction medium and also acted as a promoter. Acrylamides were obtained in moderate to excellent yields, and an important feature is that the catalyst system can be recycled five times without loss of catalytic activity.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, 10 Marie Curie, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alper
authors.forename: Zhengkun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yu