title: Fe-Catalysed oxidative C-H/N-H coupling between aldehydes and simple amides.
abstract: A novel oxidative coupling of aldehydes with simple amides, most likely involving a radical process, was achieved through the use of an iron catalyst. Various amides were utilized as substrates to easily construct imides by coupling with aldehydes. A catalytic cycle involving the benzoyl halide intermediate is proposed based on our experimental results.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, P. R. China. aiwenlei@whu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jiwen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Aiwen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lei