Amide bonds connect the amino acids in proteins and occur in many other useful molecules. An amide-forming reaction that turns the conventional approach on its head offers a practical way of making these bonds.
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Scheidt, K. Amide bonds made in reverse. Nature 465, 1020–1022 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/4651020a
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