Ritter reaction
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The Ritter reaction is a chemical reaction that transforms a nitrile into a N-alkyl amide using various alkylating reagents, for example, strong acid and isobutylene.[1][2][3]
Primary[4], secondary[5], tertiary[6], and benzylic[7] alcohols, as well as tert-butyl acetate[8], also successfully react with nitriles in the presence of strong acids to form amides via the Ritter reaction.
[edit] Reaction mechanism
The Ritter reaction proceeds by the electrophilic addition of either the carbenium ion 2 or covalent species[9][10] to the nitrile. The resulting nitrilium ion 3 is hydrolyzed by water to the desired amide 5.
[edit] References
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