<i>N</i>‐Methylmorpholine <i>N</i>‐Oxide: A Rare Nonmetallic Catalyst for the Most Efficient Silylcyanation of Aldehydes
作者:Sung Soo Kim、Gurusamy Rajagopal、Dong Won Kim、Dae Ho Song
DOI:10.1081/scc-200026652
日期:2004.1.1
An efficient method of addition of trimethylsilyl cyanide (TMSCN) to aldehydes by employing N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMO) alone as the catalyst has been described. Most of aromatic, aliphatic, cyclic, and heterocyclic aldehydes have been converted into their corresponding trimethylsilyl ethers in excellent yield within 10-min period. The mechanism of silylcyanation reaction has been also described.