Redox-Neutral α-Cyanation of Amines

L Ma, W Chen, D Seidel

Index: Ma, Longle; Chen, Weijie; Seidel, Daniel Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2012 , vol. 134, # 37 p. 15305 - 15308

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Abstract

α-Aminonitriles inaccessible by traditional Strecker chemistry are obtained in redox-neutral fashion by direct amine α-cyanation/N-alkylation or alternatively, α-aminonitrile isomerization. These unprecedented transformations are catalyzed by simple carboxylic acids.

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