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Palladium-catalyzed organic reactions are ubiquitous due to their high efficiency in coupling reactions and have wide applications in synthetic chemistry. Their widespread use in organic synthesis has been attributed to moderate conditions associated with reactions and tolerance to different types of functional groups. Palladium-catalysts are extensively used in aminocarbonylation of aryl halides for the synthesis of amides and have found a wide variety of applications in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, petrochemicals, materials, polymers, etc. In this review, we summarize the recent advances in the synthesis of amides via palladium-catalyzed aminocarbonylation of aryl halides, and cover literature from 2010 to 2021.
ABSTRACT
The cyanation reaction has achieved rapid progress in recent times. The ability to exhibit multiple oxidation states increased the demand of ruthenium in the field of catalysis. These cyanation reactions have wide application in pharmacological and biological fields. This review gives an overview of the ruthenium-catalyzed cyanation reactions covering literature up to 2021.