- Site-Selective Electrochemical C-H Cyanation of Indoles
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An electrochemical approach for the site-selective C-H cyanation of indoles employing readily available TMSCN as cyano source has been developed. The electrosynthesis relies on the tris(4-bromophenyl)amine as a redox catalyst, which achieves better yield and regioselectivity. A variety of C2- and C3-cyanated indoles were obtained in satisfactory yields. The reactions are conducted in a simple undivided cell at room temperature and obviate the need for transition-metal reagent and chemical oxidant.
- Li, Laiqiang,Hou, Zhong-Wei,Li, Pinhua,Wang, Lei
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supporting information
p. 5983 - 5987
(2021/08/16)
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- Transformation of aromatic bromides into aromatic nitriles with n-BuLi, pivalonitrile, and iodine under metal cyanide-free conditions
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Various aromatic nitriles could be obtained in good yields by the treatment of aryl bromides with n-butyllithium and then pivalonitrile, followed by the treatment with molecular iodine at 70 °C, without metal cyanides under transition-metal-free conditions. The present reaction proceeds through the radical β-elimination of imino-nitrogen-centered radicals formed from the reactions of imines and N-iodoimines under warming conditions.
- Uchida, Ko,Togo, Hideo
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- One-pot conversion of aromatic bromides and aromatics into aromatic nitriles via aryllithiums and their DMF adduct
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Various aromatic bromides and iodides were smoothly converted into the corresponding aromatic nitriles in good to moderate yields by the treatment with n-butyllithium and subsequently DMF, followed by treatment with molecular iodine in aq NH3. The same treatment of typical aromatics and heteroaromatics with n-butyllithium and subsequently DMF, followed by treatment with molecular iodine in aq NH3 also provided the corresponding aromatic nitriles in good yields. Moreover, the same treatment of aromatic bromides and aromatics with half amount of DIH (1,3-diiodo-5,5- dimethylhydantoin) instead of molecular iodine worked effectively to give the corresponding aromatic nitriles, respectively, in good yields. These reactions are novel and environmentally benign one-pot methods for the preparation of aromatic nitriles from aromatic bromides and aromatics, respectively, through the formation of aryllithiums and their DMF adducts.
- Ushijima, Sousuke,Moriyama, Katsuhiko,Togo, Hideo
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experimental part
p. 958 - 964
(2011/03/19)
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- L-proline-promoted Rosenmund-von Braun reaction
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L-Proline was identified as an effective additive to promote the Rosenmund-von Braun reaction at a lower temperature (80-120°C). This modified Rosenmund-von Braun cyanation of aryl bromides exhibits excellent functional-group compatibility, and provide an efficient and convenient approach for the synthesis of aryl nitriles. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.
- Wang, Deping,Kuang, Liping,Li, Zhengwei,Ding, Ke
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