DESPITE THEIR FUNDAMENTAL ROLE in chemical and biochemical systems, amides are tough to make. Routes to this functional group usually employ toxic reagents, such as thionyl chloride; require corrosive ...

A catalyst that effectively converts amides to amines at low temperature under low hydrogen pressure has been demonstrated by a team of researchers. Amines are vital in nature; for example, amino ...

Safe and inexpensive iron catalysts provide a ‘greener’ alternative to typical pharmaceutical production methods. Safe and inexpensive iron catalysts provide a 'greener' alternative to typical ...

Arclin plans to expand capacity for methylamines and the derivative dimethylformamide (DMF) at its facility in Belle, West Virginia. The company, the sole US producer of DMF and other methylamides, ...

Figure 1: Chemical structure of amides and the conventional chemical method for amide bond synthesis. Figure 2: Representation of protein and peptide synthesis by biochemical and chemical methods. The ...

A team at UNC-Chapel Hill has developed a new process for synthesizing amides in a 100% atom-economical, sustainable fashion using earth-abundant cobalt. The group has developed a method for producing ...