A highly efficient one-pot transamidation of primary amides has been developed under transition-metal free conditions, generating a variety of amides including hindered amides in good yield (up to 86%) catalyzed by CsF.
Highly efficient Pd/PCy3-catalyzed acylative Suzuki coupling of carboxylic amides has been achieved to provide a variety of aryl ketones, including sterically hindered thus difficultly accessible ones.