Nucleophilic addition to N-benzoylisoquinolinium cation catalyzed by sodium tetracyanocyclopentadienides
Tetracyanocyclopentadienide-catalyzed nucleophilic addition to an N-benzoylisoquinolinium cation is reported. The reaction is accelerated by the in situ formation of the soluble lipophilic salt of an N-benzoylisoquinolinium cation and a tetracyanocyclopentadienide anion.