Iodine‐Mediated Oxidation of Ynamides: A Facile Access to <i>N</i>‐Monosubstituted α‐Ketoamides and α‐Ketoimides

Abstract

Abstract An efficient iodine‐mediated oxidation reaction for ynamides has been developed to produce N ‐monosubstituted α‐ketoamides and α‐ketoimides. This oxidative method, which exhibits good functional group tolerance, was performed under mild conditions without a metal catalyst.