Affiliation:
1. Department of Chemistry Chonnam National University Gwangju 61186 Republic of Korea
2. Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering Korea University Seoul 02841 Republic of Korea
Abstract
AbstractSymmetrical aryl imides are synthesized from the reaction of activated amides such as N‐phenyl‐N‐tosyl benzamides. The amine source is provided by lithium hexamethyldisilazide (LiHMDS), and a 1,3‐diketone mediates the generation of the N‐acyl donor from N,N‐bis(trimethylsilyl)amide. Various symmetrical aryl amides are thus formed in moderate to good yields.