Product-Catalyzed Addition of Alkyl Nitriles to Unactivated Imines Promoted by Sodium Aryloxide/Ethyl(trimethylsilyl)acetate (ETSA) Combination
摘要:
The first transition-metal-free addition of alkyl nitriles to unactivated irnines was developed using a catalytic combination of 4-MeOC6H4CNa and TMSCH2CO2Et to promote the reaction. The corresponding beta-amino nitriles are obtained in good to almost quantitative isolated yields under mild conditions. A mechanism involving an autocatalytic pathway is proposed on the basis of experimental observations.
The first transition-metal-free addition of alkyl nitriles to unactivated irnines was developed using a catalytic combination of 4-MeOC6H4CNa and TMSCH2CO2Et to promote the reaction. The corresponding beta-amino nitriles are obtained in good to almost quantitative isolated yields under mild conditions. A mechanism involving an autocatalytic pathway is proposed on the basis of experimental observations.