aUniversité de Lyon, UCBL, ICBMS, UMR-CNRS 5246, Campus de la Doua, Bâtiment Curien-CPE, 3° étage, 43Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne cedex, France
Abstract:
A mild and facile synthesis of amides from alkylboron compounds and nitriles promoted by copper acetate and BF3·OEt2 at room temperature is disclosed.