Amidomercuration; a new and regiospecific addition of amides to olefins

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Abstract
The reaction of olefins with anhydrous mercury-(II) nitrate in the presence of primary amides leads, after in situ alkaline sodium borohydride reduction, to the corresponding N-substituted amides; this procedure provides a new, convenient method for the Markovnikov amidation of carbon–carbon double bonds.