Abstract
An efficient 1,4-addition of TMSCN to aromatic enones has been achieved in excellent yields (91-99%) by CsF (1 mol%) as the catalyst and H2O (4 equiv) as the additive in refluxing dioxane within 2-7 hours.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3365-3367 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Synlett |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- 1,4-addition reaction
- CsF
- Enones
- Nitriles
- Regioselectivity