title: Copper catalysed direct amidation of methyl groups with N-H bonds.
abstract: An efficient copper catalyzed direct aerobic oxidative amidation of methyl groups of azaarylmethanes with N-H bonds producing amides is successfully developed, which can produce primary, secondary and tertiary amides, including those with functional groups. This reaction represents a straightforward method for the preparation of amides from the readily available hydrocarbon starting materials.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China. chentieqiao@hnu.edu.cn sf_yin@hnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Tieqiao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yongbo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Shuang-Feng
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Yin