title: Double oxidation of α-(alkylideneamino)nitriles to imides by molecular oxygen under mild basic conditions.
abstract: We reveal here the unique reactivity of α-(alkylideneamino)nitriles toward molecular oxygen. Thus, α-(alkylideneamino)nitriles can serve as the imide building block for the efficient synthesis of imides in the absence of transition metals under extremely mild conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China. panl948@nenu.edu.cn liuqun@nenu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Yunjia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Xianxiu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Qun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu