Neutral π-Nucleophile-Catalyzed Cyanation of Aldehydes and Ketones
Xiu Wang, Shi-Kai Tian*
*Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Material
Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.
R. of China, Email: tiansk
ustc.edu.cn
X. Wang, S.-K. Tian, Synlett, 2007, 1416-1420.
Abstract
1-Methoxy-2-methyl-1-(trimethylsiloxy)propene, a neutral π-nucleophile, is able to efficiently catalyze cyanosilylations and cyanocarbonations of various aldehydes and ketones.
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Key Words
π-nucleophile, organocatalysis, cyanosilylation, cyanocarbonation, cyanohydrins, aldehydes, ketones
ID: J60-Y2007-1850
