RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Synthesis of carbonyl and dicarbonyl compounds from organometallic reagents and N-imidazolium-N-methyl amides and bis-amides A1 Heras Muñoz, María Amor de las A1 Vaquero López, Juan J. A1 García Navío, José Luis A1 Álvarez-Builla Gómez, Julio K1 Ketones K1 Chemistry K1 Chemistry, Organic K1 Imidazole derivative K1 Article K1 Drug synthesis K1 Priority journal K1 Reaction analysis K1 Technique K1 Ciencia K1 Química orgánica K1 Science K1 Chemistry, organic AB A new method for the synthesis of selective acylating agents is described from the reaction of carboxylic acids with 3-methyl-1-methylamino-3H-imidazol-1-ium salts in the presence of appropriate coupling reagents. The amides and bis-amides thus prepared reacted selectively with organometallics to afford ketones and diketones and with DIBALH to give aldehydes and dialdehydes in high yields. PB Pergamon SN 0040-4020 YR 1996 FD 1996 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/2792 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/2792 LA eng NO The authors acknowledge the Comisió Interdepartamental de Recerςa i Innovació Tecnológica (CIRIT, project QFN94-4619) for financial support and the Ministerio de Educaci6n y Ciencia for a studentship (M.A.H.). DS MINDS@UW RD 18-abr-2024