Volume 33, Issue 5 pp. 531-534
Communication

TBHP/TEMPO-Mediated Oxidative Synthesis of Imides from Amides

Hui Yu

Corresponding Author

Hui Yu

Department of Chemistry, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China

Department of Chemistry, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China, Tel.: 0086-021-65981097; Fax: 0086-021-65982287Search for more papers by this author
Yuegang Chen

Yuegang Chen

Department of Chemistry, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China

Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200092, China

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Yonghao Zhang

Yonghao Zhang

Department of Chemistry, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China

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First published: 05 May 2015
Citations: 25

Abstract

A new protocol for the synthesis of imides has been developed. In the presence of copper catalyst, N-benzylamides were oxidized to the corresponding imides by TBHP/TEMPO system in moderate to good yields.

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