An Eco-friendly N-formylation of Amines Using Nano Cerium Oxide as a Recyclable Catalyst Under Solvent-free and Ultrasound Irradiation Conditions at Room Temperature

Title:An Eco-friendly N-formylation of Amines Using Nano Cerium Oxide as a Recyclable Catalyst Under Solvent-free and Ultrasound Irradiation Conditions at Room Temperature

Volume: 11 Issue: 1

Author(s): S. Mohammad Sajadi, Mehdi Maham and Akbar Rezaei

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Keywords: N-Formylation, amine, nano cerium oxide, reusable catalyst, formic acid, ultrasound irradiation.

Abstract: A new method for the synthesis of formamides has been developed by the N-formylation of amines with formic acid in the presence of nano cerium oxide as an efficient and recyclable catalyst under ultrasound irradiation. The reaction system is remarkably simple and environmentally benign.

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Sajadi Mohammad S., Maham Mehdi and Rezaei Akbar, An Eco-friendly N-formylation of Amines Using Nano Cerium Oxide as a Recyclable Catalyst Under Solvent-free and Ultrasound Irradiation Conditions at Room Temperature, Letters in Organic Chemistry 2014; 11 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157017861131000057