A novel construction of acetamides from rhodium-catalyzed aminocarbonylation of DMC with nitro compounds.

Dimethyl carbonate (DMC), an environment-friendly compound prepared from CO2, shows diverse reactivities. In this communication, an efficient procedure using DMC as both a C1 building block and solvent in the aminocarbonylation reaction with nitro compounds has been developed. W(CO)6 acts both a CO source and a reductant here.