Volume 27, Issue 4 pp. 235-242
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Effective Synthesis of N-Arylformamide from α-Halo-N-arylacetamides

Kun-Heng Chiang

Kun-Heng Chiang

School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, No. 91, Hsueh-Shih Rd., Taichung, 40402 Taiwan

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Shi-Han Lu

Shi-Han Lu

Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, China Medical University, No. 91, Hsueh-Shih Rd., Taichung, 40402 Taiwan

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Wan-Ping Yen

Wan-Ping Yen

School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, No. 91, Hsueh-Shih Rd., Taichung, 40402 Taiwan

Ph.D. Program for Biotech Pharmaceutical Industry, China Medical University, No. 91, Hsueh-Shih Rd., Taichung, 40402 Taiwan

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Naoto Uramaru

Naoto Uramaru

Department of Environmental Science, Nihon Pharmaceutical University, 10281 Komuro, Ina-machi, Kitaadachi-gun, Saitama, Japan

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Wei-Siou Tseng

Wei-Siou Tseng

Master Program for Pharmaceutical Manufacture, China Medical University, No. 91, Hsueh-Shih Rd., Taichung, 40402 Taiwan

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Te-Wei Chang

Te-Wei Chang

Master Program for Pharmaceutical Manufacture, China Medical University, No. 91, Hsueh-Shih Rd., Taichung, 40402 Taiwan

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Fung Fuh Wong

Corresponding Author

Fung Fuh Wong

School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, No. 91, Hsueh-Shih Rd., Taichung, 40402 Taiwan

Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, China Medical University, No. 91, Hsueh-Shih Rd., Taichung, 40402 Taiwan

Corresponding to: Fung Fuh Wong; e-mails: [email protected], [email protected].Search for more papers by this author
First published: 08 July 2016
Citations: 3
Contract grant sponsor: China Medical University.
Contract grant number: CMU104-S–49.
Contract grant sponsor: Tsuzuki Institute for Traditional Medicine.
Contract grant sponsor: National Science Council Taiwan.
Contract grant number: NSC-105-.

Abstract

A convenient synthetic method for N-arylformamide derivatives was successfully developed by reacting α-iodo-N-arylacetamides with formamide. This method was applicable to α-iodo-N-arylacetamide substrates bearing electron-donating or electron-withdrawing groups, N-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-2-iodoacetamide, 2-iodo-N-(pyridin-2-yl)acetamide, and 2-iodo-N-(naphthalen-4-yl)acetamide to give the corresponding N-arylformamides in moderate to excellent yields (65–94%). A plausible mechanism was proposed to account for the new transformation.

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