| Abstract |
In this work, we report the synthesis of formamides via solvent free N-formylation of amines using known arylhydrazones of malononitrile including sodium 2-(2-(dicyanomethylene)hydrazinyl)benzenesulfonate (I), 2-(2-(dicyanomethylene)hydrazinyl) benzoic acid (II) and its Cu(II) complex (III) as catalysts at room temperature. These catalysts are highly active and the scope of the method was investigated using several heterocyclic, aromatic and aliphatic amines as substrates, which produced the corresponding formamides in high yields. The remarkable advantages of this method are the elimination of toxic solvents, operational simplicity, easy workup procedure, excellent yields and avoidance of column chromatography. |
