M SADEGHPOUR - Department of Chemistry, Takestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Takestan, Iran
A OLYAEI - Department of Chemistry, Payame Noor University, PO BOX ۱۹۳۹۵-۳۶۹۷, Tehran, Iran
Z DERIKVAND - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Khorramabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorramabad,
R RAZEGHI - Department of Chemistry, Takestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Takestan, Iran

N-Formylation of primary heteroaryl amines has efficiently been carried out in excellent yields by using catalytic amount of Zr-MCM-41 nanoreactors in formic acid under solvent-free conditions. The process is remarkably simple, environmentally benign and works well for electron-deficient primary heteroarylamines. The catalyst could be recycled and reused without a noticeably decrease in its activity

Zr-MCM-41, heteroaryl amine, formic acid, N-heteroaryl formamide