(3,4,5‐Trifluorophenyl)Boronic Acid‐Catalyzed Amide Formation From Carboxylic Acids and Amines: N‐Benzyl‐4‐Phenylbutyramide

Kazuaki Ishihara, Suguru Ohara, Hisashi Yamamoto

Organic Syntheses · 2003 · 10.1002/0471264180.os079.21

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Abstract

N‐Benzyl‐4‐phenylbutyramideR 4‐Phenylbutyric acid; BenzylamineP N‐Benzyl‐4‐phenylbutyramide

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★ 3 : Reproduced as published

Sourced from Org. Synth. "(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)boronic acid-catalyzed amide formation from carboxylic acids and amines: N-benzyl-4-phenylbutyramide". Synthesis of N-benzyl-4-phenylbutyramide by (3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)boronic acid-catalysed direct amide bond formation in toluene at reflux. OrgSyn yield 94-95% (7.11-7.18 g), consistent with the reported ~95% at 1 mmol scale using 2 mol% catalyst. Minor workup variation: a two-phase mixture formed on cooling, requiring a separate dichloromethane extraction of the aqueous layer before the standard HCl/brine wash.

(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)boronic acid-catalyzed amide formation from carboxylic acids and amines: N-benzyl-4-phenylbutyramide

Organic Syntheses · 2002

10.15227/orgsyn.079.0176