Tetrahedron

Facile transformation of esters to nitriles

Y Suzuki, K Moriyama, H Togo

Index: Suzuki, Yusuke; Moriyama, Katsuhiko; Togo, Hideo Tetrahedron, 2011 , vol. 67, # 41 p. 7956 - 7962

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Abstract

Various esters were efficiently converted into the corresponding nitriles in good yields by the treatment with sodium diisobutyl-tert-butoxyaluminium hydride (SDBBA-H), followed by treatment with molecular iodine in aq ammonia. The present one-pot method is very efficient and practical for the conversion of various aromatic and aliphatic esters into the corresponding nitriles.

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