Khodabakhsh Niknam

The catalytic activity of copper nanoparticles on charcoal (Cu/C) was investigated as an environmentally friendly heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of enol carbamates and amides via the oxidative coupling of N,N-dialkyl formamides with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and aromatic aldehydes with amine hydrochloride salts, respectively. Various enol carbamates and amides were synthesized in moderate to good yields using this method. Moreover, the catalyst could be recovered and subsequently reused in further reactions.