Alkyl perchlorates in the Ritter-type reaction. Synthesis of N-alkylamides

The Ritter-type reaction of alkyl perchlorates with nitriles of various structures was systematically studied. The reaction has a wide scope and proceeds under extremely mild conditions without any catalysts or special activation of reagents. A structural diversity of the obtained by the Ritter-type reaction N-alkyl amides bearing small ring, double bonds, additional functional groups, aromatic and adamantane fragments, was demonstrated.