title: Strong Bonds Made Weak: Towards the General Utility of Amides as Synthetic Modules.
abstract: Breaking good: The amide bond is widely recognized as the strongest bond among the carboxylic acid derivatives. Therefore, the potential of amides to serve as synthetic building blocks has remained mostly untapped thus far. This Highlight describes a recent breakthrough that enables the catalytic conversion of amides into esters for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Universität Wien, Fakultät für Chemie, Institut für Organische Chemie, Währinger Strasse 38, 1090 Wien (Austria).
authors.forename: Stefan A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ruider
authors.affiliation: Universität Wien, Fakultät für Chemie, Institut für Organische Chemie, Währinger Strasse 38, 1090 Wien (Austria). nuno.maulide@univie.ac.at.
authors.forename: Nuno
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maulide
keywords: amides; esters; homogenous catalysis; nickel; solvolysis