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Kinetic Modeling of the Nickel-Catalyzed Esterification of Amides
journal contribution
posted on 2017-05-22, 00:00 authored by Nicholas
A. Weires, Daniel D. Caspi, Neil K. GargNickel-catalyzed
coupling reactions provide exciting tools in chemical
synthesis. However, most methodologies in this area require high catalyst
loadings, which commonly range from 10–20 mol % nickel.
Through an academic-industrial collaboration, we demonstrate that
kinetic modeling can be used strategically to overcome this problem,
specifically within the context of the Ni-catalyzed conversion of
amides to esters. The successful application of this methodology to
a multigram-scale coupling, using only 0.4 mol % Ni, highlights
the impact of this endeavor.