Reductive N-alkylation of primary amides using nickel-nanoparticles
2021
Murugesan, Kathiravan | Alenad, Asma M. | Alshammari, Ahmad S. | Sohail, Manzar | Jagadeesh, Rajenahally V.
Here we report Ni-nanoparticles as reusable catalysts for reductive N-alkylation of amides. These Ni-nanoparticles based catalysts have been prepared by the template synthesis of tartaric acid and 2-methyl imidazole ligated Ni-complex on SiO₂ and subsequent pyrolysis under argon. Applying optimal Ni-nanostructured catalyst, N-alkylation of aromatic and heterocyclic primary amides with different aldehydes in presence of molecular hydrogen was performed to access structurally diverse N-alkylated amides in good to excellent yields. In addition, the applicability of this N-alkylation protocol has been demonstrated for the selective functionalization of primary amide group in Levetiracetam drug.
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