Nickel-Catalyzed Cyanation of Unactivated Alkyl Chlorides or Bromides with Zn(CN)2

Autor: Chunli Zhang, Jidong Zhao, Aiyou Xia, Xin Xie, Haoyi Chen, Yuanhong Liu
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Organic Letters. 20:7735-7739
ISSN: 1523-7052
1523-7060
Popis: A nickel-catalyzed cyanation of unactivated secondary alkyl chlorides or bromides using less toxic Zn(CN)2 as the cyanide source has been developed. The reaction features the use of air-stable and inexpensive NiCl2·6H2O or Ni(acac)2 as the precatalysts and offers an efficient synthesis of a broad range of alkyl nitriles. Cyanation of primary alkyl chlorides or bromides was also achieved by reaction with Zn(CN)2 in the presence of n-Bu4NCl without the need of nickel catalyst.
Databáze: OpenAIRE