Umpolung Amide Synthesis Using Free Amino Acids

Traditional amide synthesis employs a nucleophilic amine, which is reacted with an electrophilic activated carboxylic acid or carboxylic acid surrogate. Recently, colleagues in the Johnston lab introduced an unconventional approach to amide synthesis. In contrast to the standard approach, this new m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Witt, Jonathan Okrent
Other Authors: Jeffrey N. Johnston
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2014
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-07182014-092700/