N-Methoxyamide: An Alternative Amidation Reagent in the Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed C-H Activation.

In the field of transition-metal-catalyzed C-H activation, N-methoxyamides are widely used as C-H activation substrate. Unexpectedly, in this work N-methoxyamides were found to work as efficient amidation reagents in the rhodium(III)-catalyzed C-H activation with boric acid as a cocatalyst. This reaction features broad substrate scope and good yields.