Monosodium acetonitriles, their preparation, properties and reactions
作者:Carl Krüger
DOI:10.1016/s0022-328x(00)92412-4
日期:1967.7
Monosodium acetonitrile and homologous compounds are prepared by the reaction of sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide with acetonitrile or the corresponding nitriles in either solution at low temperature. The IR and NMR spectra of these compounds are discussed. Sodium acetonitrile adds to polar double bonds (carbonyl and cyano groups) only. It is shown that sodium acetonitrile and analogous compounds are
A new attempt of utilizing solid acids and bases for ring opening of epoxides with Me3SiCN was investigated. Solid strong bases such as calcium oxide and magnesium oxide catalyzed the regio- and chemoselective ring opening of epoxides with Me3SiCN much more effectively than homogeneous catalysts. On CaO and MgO, the reactions of unsymmetrical epoxides with Me3SiCN afforded 3-trimethylsiloxyalkanenitriles in high yields through regio- and stereoselective attack of cyanide ion on the less substituted epoxycarbon. Additionally, on CaO, 2,3-epoxy-1-alkanol derivatives were selectively converted to the corresponding C-3 opened products by the attack of cyanide ion. In these cases no isocyanides were formed. It was suggested that CaO acted as a bifunctional catalyst; the lattice oxide anions of CaO activated Me3SiCN, and simultaneously calcium ions promoted the ring opening of epoxyalkanol as Lewis acid sites.