Beyond a solvent: triple roles of dimethylformamide in organic chemistry

RSC Advances Pub Date: 2018-08-03 DOI: 10.1039/C8RA04985H

Abstract

N,N-Dimethylformamide (DMF) is frequently used as an aprotic solvent in chemical transformations in laboratories of academia as well as in those of chemical industry. In the present review, we will reveal that DMF is actually something much more than a solvent. It is a unique chemical since, as well as being an effective polar aprotic solvent, it can play three other important roles in organic chemistry. It can be used as a reagent, a catalyst, and a stabilizer.

Graphical abstract: Beyond a solvent: triple roles of dimethylformamide in organic chemistry
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