%A C Del Pozo %A AI Keller %A T Nagashima %A DP Curran %J Organic Letters %T Amide bond formation with a new fluorous carbodiimide: Separation by reverse fluorous solid-phase extraction %X A new fluorous carbodiimide is introduced along with a convenient procedure for amide coupling reactions. Reactions of acids and amines under standard conditions for carbodiimide couplings, followed by simple reverse fluorous solid-phase extraction (FSPE) over standard silica gel, provide the target amide products in good yields and purities. The use of HFE-7100 as a fluorous solvent is crucial for the success of the reverse FSPE. ? 2007 American Chemical Society. %N 21 %P 4167 - 4170 %V 9 %D 2007 %R 10.1021/ol701631m %L pittir18198