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A general and efficient Cu(II)-catalyzed cross-coupling method is reported for the preparation of acyclic tertiary amides. Generally moderate to excellent yields and functional group tolerance were obtained with secondary acyclic amides and aryl halides as substrates in toluene. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: LiAlH4 and NaBH4 were found to mediate the conversion of 2-(pyrimidyl-2-ylsulfanyl)-N-arylbenzamides and 2-(triazinyl-2-ylsulfanyl)-N-arylbenzamides into pyrimidyl and triazinyl amines under notably mild conditions via a novel reductive rearrangement mechanism. These reactions invent a new route to prepare amines, which are a kind of important biologically active compounds and provide the first insight into a novel hydride-promoted reductive rearrangement of amides. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]