University Chemistry ›› 2017, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (6): 1-12.doi: 10.3866/PKU.DXHX201702018

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Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Cleavage of Amide C-N Bonds

Tian-Yang CHEN,Wen-Xiong ZHANG*()   

  • Published:2017-06-03
  • Contact: Wen-Xiong ZHANG E-mail:wx_zhang@pku.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    国家自然科学基金(21372014);国家自然科学基金(21572005)

Abstract:

Transition-metal-catalyzed cleavage of amide C-N bonds has become one of the hot fields of organic chemistry and organometallic chemistry. The cleavage of amide carbonyl C-N bonds catalyzed by transition-metal catalysts can be mainly classified into five pathways: i) via oxidative addition, ii) via acyl migration in ammonium species, iii) via protonolysis, iv) via hydrogenation, and v) via decarboxylation. Transition-metal-catalyzed cleavage of amide non-carbonyl C-N bonds can be divided into four classes: i) via oxidative addition, ii) via nucleophilic attack, iii) via imine or iminium species, and iv) via β-amino elimination. This review briefly summarized the different modes of transition-metal-catalyzed cleavage of amide carbonyl and non-carbonyl C-N bonds in recent years.

Key words: Amides, Cleavage of C-N bonds, Transition-metal catalysis