1. Department of Chemistry, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana State, 506009, India;2. Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Telangana University, Nizamabad, Telangana State, 503322, India
Abstract:
A first example of silver(I) N-heterocyclic carbene (Ag(I)-NHC) catalyzed on-water synthesis of primary amides by hydration of nitriles under mild reaction conditions is described. This organometallic catalytic system has excellent tolerance for various homo-aromatic, hetero-aromatic and aliphatic nitriles to afford primary amides in good yields in neat water.