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Cleavage of imides
Protecting Groups
Recent Literature
Phthalimides are converted to primary amines in an efficient, two-stage,
one-flask operation using NaBH4/2-propanol, then acetic acid.
Phthalimides of α-amino acids are smoothly deprotected with no measurable loss
of optical activity.
J. O. Osby, M. G. Martin, B. Ganem, Tetrahedron Lett., 1984,
25, 2093-2096.
A ruthenium catalyst enables an unprecedented transformation of a wide range
of phthalimides into amides in high yields and short reaction time in a
single-step. The mechanism involces a unique, homogeneous pathway via
five-membered ring opening and CO2 release with water as source of
protons.
Y.-C. Yuan, R. Kamaraj, C. Brunaeu, T. Labasque, T. Roisnel, R. Gramage-Doria, Org. Lett.,
2017, 19, 6404-6407.
