tert-Butoxide-Assisted Amidation of Esters under Green Conditions

Abstract

Efficient and green amidation reactions are of great importance. In this work, we demonstrate the tert-butoxide-assisted amidation of esters with amines under ambient conditions. Aliphatic and/or aromatic esters were converted into the corresponding amides under mild conditions in good to excellent yields. It is noteworthy that the reaction is highly efficient, rapid, versatile, green and economical, and will find great practical application in organic synthesis, biochemistry, and industrial chemistry.