N-alkylation of amides with alkyl halides? Can amides be N-alkylated with alkyl halides? Say I was trying to make N-propyl acetamide. Would iodopropane and acetamide react to form it? Would they react to form N,N-dipropyl acetamide? If so, what catalysts would I need, and if not, why not and how would it be possible?
Sure, there are a number of ways to do this with copper, iridium, or palladium catalysts.  This link should hopefully be helpful.

http://www.organic-chemistry.org/synthesis/C1N/amides2.shtm