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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2010
Soon Hyeok Hong, Singapore, SG;
Subhash Chandra Ghosh, Singapore, SG;
Yao Zhang, Singapore, SG;
Senthilkumar Muthaiah, Singapore, SG;
Cheng Chen, Singapore, SG;
Xiangya Xu, Singapore, SG;
Soon Hyeok Hong, Singapore, SG;
Subhash Chandra Ghosh, Singapore, SG;
Yao Zhang, Singapore, SG;
Senthilkumar Muthaiah, Singapore, SG;
Cheng Chen, Singapore, SG;
Xiangya Xu, Singapore, SG;
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A process is provided for the synthesis of an amide. A primary or secondary amine and a primary alcohol, with the amine and the alcohol being either moieties of different reactants or moieties of the same molecule, are contacted in the presence of a Ruthenium (II) catalyst. The Ruthenium (II) catalyst is free of a phosphine ligand. The process is also carried out in the absence of a phosphine. Providing the Ruthenium (II) catalyst includes providing an N-heterocyclic carbene.