A convenient procedure for the preparation of 4 (5)-cyanoimidazoles

DP Matthews, JP Whitten…

Index: Matthews, Donald P.; Whitten, Jeffrey P.; McCarthy, James R. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1986 , vol. 51, # 16 p. 3228 - 3231

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Donald P. Matthews,* Jeffrey P. Whitten, and James R. McCarthy ... Merrell Dow Research Institute, Indianapolis Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268-0470 ... During a recent synthetic program we required 4(5)- cyanoimidazoles 3 and 4(6)-cyano-2,2'-bi-lH-imidazoles ... R = 2-imidazolyl).l It was surprising to us to find no general and/or facile method for the preparation of these compounds.24 In this note we wish to report a facile, high yield method for the ...