CeO2 acted as a reusable and effective catalyst for the hydration of various nitriles to amides in water under neutral conditions at low temperature (30–100 °C). CeO2 showed notable substrate specificity for nitriles that have a heteroatom adjacent to the α-carbon atom of the CN group (see scheme).
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