A simple and highly efficient protocol was developed for the transamidation of N,N‐disubstituted amides with primary amines in the presence of tBuOK, affording desired products in good to excellent yields. This reaction proceeded under nitrogen atmosphere and featured extensive substrate tolerance. Experimental investigation suggested that a coordination radical process enhanced this transformation.

A one-pot cascade heterocyclization strategy has been developed for the synthesis of 2,4-dichloro-substituted pyrano[2,3- d]pyrimidines and furo[2,3- d]pyrimidines from linear γ- and β-ketomalononitriles using triphosgene and triphenylphosphine oxide. The reaction afforded synthetic useful products with moderate to good yields, bypassing the conventional harsh conditions of chlorination. The mechanistic study revealed that the reaction proceeded with a non-isocyanate route, and the second step may conduct in a triphenylphosphine oxide-catalyzed manner.

An improved and practical method is reported here for accessing 3′,4′,5′-trifluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-amine (1), a key intermediate for Fluxapyroxad. The overall yield for the preparation of 1 was 73%, with a purity of 99.88%, after a three-step process. More importantly, this process was an improvement in the manufacture of biphenyl compounds by Suzuki−Miyaura coupling, which enabled catalyst loading as low as 0.04 mol %. This method could provide an economic and environmentfriendly process leading to extensive prospects in industrial applications.

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