An efficient method for the synthesis of amides via Pd-catalyzed oxidative carbonylation of C(sp(3))-H bonds with CO and amines is described. The route efficiently provides substituted phenyl amides from alkanes.
Jérôme Waser, Raphaël Michel Henri Simonet-Davin, Emmanuelle Madeline Dominique Allouche
Qian Wang, Jieping Zhu, Hua Wu, Jian Cao