MUMBAI, India, April 10 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411072662 A) filed by Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research, New Delhi, on Sept. 25, 2024, for 'a process for preparation of amides using substituted aryl borane catalyst.'

Inventor(s) include Dinesh Nanaji Sawant; and Amit Vinayak Gavit.

The application for the patent was published on April 10, under issue no. 15/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention provides a novel and efficient catalytic process for the preparation of amides by reacting a carboxylic acid and amine in the presence of a substituted aryl borane catalyst under azeotropic reflux conditions. The process enables ...