Dodecatungstophosphoric acid (H3PW12O40) as a highly efficient catalyst for the amidation of alcohols and protected alcohols with nitriles in water:: A modified Ritter reaction

Dodecatungstophosphoric acid (H3PW12O40) as a highly efficient catalyst for high yielding amidation of alcohols, and protected alcohols such as silyl, and THP ethers and also t-butyl methyl ether in water is described. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.