Nickel-Catalyzed Cyanation of Unactivated Alkyl Sulfonates with Zn(CN)<sub>2</sub>
作者:Aiyou Xia、Peizhuo Lv、Xin Xie、Yuanhong Liu
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.0c02722
日期:2020.10.16
Cyanation of unactivated primary and secondaryalkyl mesylates with Zn(CN)2 catalyzed by nickel has been developed. The reaction provides an efficient route for the synthesis of alkyl nitriles with wide substrate scope, good functional group tolerance, and compatibility with heterocyclic compounds. Mechanistic studies indicate that alkyliodide generated in situ serves as the reactive intermediate