Cobalt-catalysed C-H carbonylative cyclisation of aliphatic amidesElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/c6sc05581h

A cobalt-catalysed C-H carbonylation of aliphatic carboxamide derivatives is described, employing commercially available Co( ii )-salts in the presence of a silver oxidant. This operationally simple process utilises an atmospheric pressure of CO and generates a range of substituted succinimide products bearing diverse functional groups that can be successfully accessed via this methodology. A cobalt-catalysed C-H carbonylation of aliphatic carboxamide derivatives is described, employing commercially available Co( ii )-salts in the presence of a silver oxidant.