A CONVENIENT METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF CARBOXAMIDES AND PEPTIDES BY THE USE OF TETRABUTYLAMMONIUM SALTS

Abstract
Various carboxamides and peptides are prepared in good yields by treatment of free acids and amines in H2O-dichloromethane or aqueous THF with bis(o-nitrophenyl) phenylphosphonate in the presence of tetrabutylammonium hydrogen sulfate or bromide. Carboxylic esters are also successfully converted to amides via carboxylate salts in one-pot.