C&EN

Dichloromethane can act as an amide coupling reagent

In a chemistry version of whipping up a delicious dinner from pantry staples, researchers in Korea have found a recipe for ...
Nature

Oxidative Synthesis of Amides and Imides

The oxidative synthesis of amides and imides has emerged as a cornerstone of modern organic chemistry, uniting principles of green chemistry with the demand for efficient bond formation. In this ...
EurekAlert!

A “new-to-nature” enzyme for amide synthesis: How PKU scientists repurposed an everyday enzyme to build life-saving drugs

Takeaway 3: The Alcohol-to-Amide Shortcut The team extended their logic to create a "one-pot" enzymatic cascade that starts from broadly available aliphatic alcohols. This chemoenzymatic strategy is ...
Phys.org

Researchers develop a new approach to amides from alkene and amine feedstocks

A team at UNC-Chapel Hill has developed a new process for synthesizing amides in a 100% atom-economical, sustainable fashion using Earth-abundant, environmentally friendly cobalt. UNC-Chapel Hill ...
Business Wire

Amide Technologies Announces Complex Peptide Manufacturing Platform, Raises $16.5M to Expedite Frontier Drug Discovery

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amide Technologies, a biotech that synthesizes challenging peptides, announced today that it has begun commercializing its novel peptide manufacturing platform. The ...