A new uncatalyzed method for the preparation of cyanohydrin O-alkyl ethers was developed using the high-pressure-promoted reaction of acetals with trimethylsilylcyanide in nitromethane.
Synthesis and characterization of Pd supported on methane diamine (propyl silane) functionalized Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanoparticles as a magnetic catalyst for synthesis of α-aminonitriles and 2-methoxy-2-phenylacetonitrile derivative via Strecker-type reaction under ambient and solvent-free conditions