N-Formylation of Anilines with Silica Sulfuric Acid under Solvent-Free Conditions

N-formylation of primary and secondary amines was carried out with formic acid in the presence of silica sulfuric acid under solvent-free conditions to give the corresponding formamides in excellent yield and short reaction times.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Davood Habibi, Payam Rahmani, Ziba Akbaripanah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/972960