Pd(CH3CN)4(BF4)2-Assisted Attack of Nitriles on Olefins. A Pd Analogue of the Ritter Reaction

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ja00280a019

The strongly electrophilic complex Pd(CH3CN)4(BF4)2 (1) activates a variety of olefins to undergo nucleophilic attack by nitriles to give nitrilium salts.These nitrilium salts undergo reaction with a variety of nucleophiles including electron-rich aromatics, alcohols, and amines, ultimately producing a variety of heterocyclic ring systems.