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Mild and Efficient Silylcyanation of Ketones Catalyzed by N-Methylmorpholine N-Oxide

Sung Soo Kim*, Dong Won Kim, Gurusamy Rajagopal

*Department of Chemistry and Center for Chemical Dynamics, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, South Korea, Email: sungsooinha.ac.kr

S. S. Kim, D. W. Kim, G. Rajagopal, Synthesis, 2004, 213-216.

DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-44380


Abstract

An efficient method for achiral addition of TMSCN to ketones employs N-methylmorpholine N-oxide as catalyst. A variety of aromatic, aliphatic, cyclic and heterocyclic ketones are converted into their corresponding trimethylsilyl ethers in excellent yields.

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Key Words

silylcyanation, NMO, TMSCN, ketone, cyanohydrins


ID: J66-Y2004-1930