The direct electrophilic cyanation of β-keto esters and amides with cyano benziodoxole

Yao Feng Wang, Jiashen Qiu, Dejie Kong, Yongtao Gao, Feipeng Lu, Pran Gopal Karmaker, Fu Xue Chen*

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Abstract

The direct electrophilic α-cyanation of β-keto esters and amides has been developed using a hypervalent iodine benziodoxole-derived cyano reagent. The procedure is accomplished within 10 min and without the use of any catalyst in DMF, at room temperature. Thus, the highly functionalized quaternary carbon-centered nitriles were produced in high to excellent yields.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)365-368
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic and Biomolecular Chemistry
Volume13
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Jan 2015

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