Fig. 1: Strategies for the direct transformations of simple amides.
From: Chemodivergent transformations of amides using gem-diborylalkanes as pro-nucleophiles
a Transition metal catalyzed C–N activation/functionalization of amides. b Direct addition of [R–M] reagents to tertiary amides. c Transformation of amides via electrophilic activation using Tf2O. d This work: chemodivergent transformations of amides using 1,1-diborylalkanes as pro-nucleophiles.
