Page 1. SYNTHETIC COMMUNICATIONS, 20(21), 3277-3282 (1990) A Convenient Synthesis of d,p-Unsaturated Nitriles Jianhua Zheng, Yang Yu and Yanchang Shen" Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry Academia Sinica 345 Lingling Lu, Shanghai 200032, China Abstract: d,p-Unsaturated nitriles were synthesized by the reaction of aldehydes with bromoacetonitrile promoted by tri-n-butylphosphine and zinc. It is well known that d,P-unsaturated nitriles ...