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Synthesis of phthalonitriles using a palladium catalyst

Z Iqbal, A Lyubimtsev, M Hanack

Index: Iqbal, Zafar; Lyubimtsev, Alexey; Hanack, Michael Synlett, 2008 , # 15 p. 2287 - 2290

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Citation Number: 21

Abstract

Abstract An easy synthetic method to obtain phthalonitriles from o-dibromobenzenes under mild conditions in high yields using Zn (CN) 2 and a catalytic amount of tris ( dibenzylideneacetone) dipalladium and 1, 1′-bis (diphenylphosphino) ferrocene is described.