ZnI2-catalyzed cyanation of acyl chlorides with TMS-CN: An interesting role of iodine

Wei Zeng; Jingya Yang; Bo Meng; Bo Zhang; Mingzhe Jiang; Fu Xue Chen

doi:10.2174/157017809790442916

ZnI₂-catalyzed cyanation of acyl chlorides with TMS-CN: An interesting role of iodine

Wei Zeng, Jingya Yang, Bo Meng, Bo Zhang, Mingzhe Jiang, Fu Xue Chen

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Beijing Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Both aliphatic and aromatic acyl cyanides have been synthesized with TMSCN and acyl chloride with ZnI₂ (0.5 mol%). However the in situ generated I₂ is proposed accounting for the formation of by-product O-TMS enolate at high catalyst loading rather than 0.5 mol%. Asymmetric reduction of benzoyl cyanide with borane has been explored in 82% yield and 24% ee.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	637-641
Number of pages	5
Journal	Letters in Organic Chemistry
Volume	6
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2174/157017809790442916
Publication status	Published - Dec 2009

Keywords

Acyl cyanide
Asymmetric reduction
Catalysis
Cyanation
Cyanohydrin
Iodine
Lewis acids
Nitrile

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