Issue 3, 2016

Supported nano-gold-catalyzed N-formylation of amines with paraformaldehyde in water under ambient conditions

Abstract

A simple and efficient Au/Al2O3 catalyst was prepared by the co-precipitation method for the oxidative N-formylation of amines with paraformaldehyde. Under the optimized reaction conditions, excellent amine conversion and N-formamide selectivity can be obtained with up to 97% yield with water as the solvent under ambient conditions. This catalyst tolerated a wide range of primary amines and second amines, and it can be reused for at least five runs without obvious deactivation.

Graphical abstract: Supported nano-gold-catalyzed N-formylation of amines with paraformaldehyde in water under ambient conditions

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Aug 2015
Accepted
08 Sep 2015
First published
08 Sep 2015

Green Chem., 2016,18, 808-816

Supported nano-gold-catalyzed N-formylation of amines with paraformaldehyde in water under ambient conditions

Z. Ke, Y. Zhang, X. Cui and F. Shi, Green Chem., 2016, 18, 808 DOI: 10.1039/C5GC01992C

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