Cyanation of Aryl Chlorides with Potassium Hexacyanoferrate(II) Catalyzed by Cyclopalladated Ferrocenylimine Tricyclohexylphosphine Complexes
Yi-nan Cheng, Zheng Duan*, Ting Li, Yangjie Wu*
*Chemistry Department, the Key Lab of Chemical Biology and Organic Chemistry
of Henan Province, the Key and Open Lab of Applied Chemistry of Henan
Universities, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, P. R. of China, Email:
duanzheng
zzu.edu.cn, wyjzzu.edu.cn
Y.-n. Cheng, Z. Duan, T. Li, Y. Wu, Synlett, 2007, 543-546.
Abstract
Cyanation of aryl chlorides with potassium hexacyanoferrate(II) catalyzed by a cyclopalladated ferrocenylimine tricyclohexylphosphine complex is applicable to both activated and deactivated aryl chlorides. The corresponding aryl nitriles were isolated in good yields.
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Key Words
cyclopalladium, cyanations, aryl chlorides, catalysis, coupling
ID: J60-Y2007-0500
