title: Acid-free regioselective aminocarbonylation of alkenes.
abstract: An efficient method for the synthesis of N-aryl monosubstituted carboxamides via the Pd-catalyzed carbonylation of alkenes with CO and amines is described. Mechanistic insights for this highly selective reaction are provided.
authors.affiliation: Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. huizhen.liu@epfl.ch.
authors.forename: Huizhen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Dyson
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D000577:Amides / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002384:Catalysis; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D000577:Amides; D010165:Palladium