Iron-Catalyzed Alkylation of Nitriles with Alcohols
作者:Wei Ma、Suya Cui、Huamin Sun、Weijun Tang、Dong Xue、Chaoqun Li、Juan Fan、Jianliang Xiao、Chao Wang
DOI:10.1002/chem.201803762
日期:2018.9.6
A general, efficient iron‐catalyzedα‐alkylation of nitriles with primary alcohols through a hydrogen‐borrowing pathway has been developed, allowing a wide variety of alkylated nitriles to be readily accessible. Detailed mechanistic studies suggest that the reaction proceeds via an olefin intermediate with the turnover rate limited by the hydrogenation of the olefin with an iron hydride. Apart from