Kumar Mahesh, Sharma Anup Kumar, Ishu Km, Singh Krishna Nand
Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India.
J Org Chem. 2024 Jul 19;89(14):9888-9895. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00669. Epub 2024 Jun 26.
A new strategy for the synthesis of amides has been developed using sulfur-mediated decarboxylative coupling of cinnamic acids with amines via oxidative cleavage of the C═C bond.