Highly efficient copper‐catalyzed amidation of benzylic hydrocarbons under neutral conditions

A ligand free method has been developed for the amidation of benzylic hydrocarbons. A range of benzylic amides has been prepared with the use of dicumyl peroxide and a copper catalyst in good to excellent yields.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Howard, Eva-Louise, Guzzardi, Norman, Tsanova, Viliyana G., Stika, Angeliki, Patel, Bhaven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2018
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Online Access:https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/1407/2/Accepted%20Article.pdf