Abstract:
CONTENTS I. Introduction 331 II. N-substituted nitrilium salts 332 III. Preparation of bis-amides by reaction of nitriles with aldehydes 333 IV. Synthesis of N-substituted amides by the Ritter reaction 334 V. Other syntheses of N-substituted amides 336 VI. Preparation of heterocyclic compounds under the conditions of the Ritter reaction 337 VII. Preparation of 1,3,5-triazines 337 VIII. Other syntheses of heterocyclic compounds 339 IX. Reactions of nitriles with carboxylic acids 340