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compared with nickel, more activity than copper and tolera-
tion of a wider variety of functional groups [1]. Typical
cyanide sources are alkali metal cyanides [10, 13], Zn(CN)2
55 °C in acetonitrile (20 mL) for 6 h. After cooling, the
resulting suspension was filtered through a plug of MgSO4;
the solvent was removed under reduced pressure using a
rotary evaporator to give complex 2 as a yellow solid. Solid
NaBr (165 mg, 1.6 mmol) was added to a suspension of
complex 2 (500 mg, 0.79 mmol) in acetone (30 mL), and
the mixture was stirred for 8 h. The solvent was removed,
and CH Cl (10 mL) was added. The resulting suspension
[14–16], CuCN [17], trimethylsilyl cyanide (TMSCN) [18],
and acetone cyanohydrins [19]. These reagents have disad-
vantages that impede wider applications; for example, alkali
metal cyanides are highly poisonous, zinc cyanide leads to
heavy metal waste, and both TMSCN and acetone cyanohy-
drin can easily liberate hydrogen cyanide [20].
2
2
was filtered through a plug of MgSO , concentrated to 2 mL
4
In 2004, Beller et al. introduced potassium ferrocyanide,
K [Fe(CN) ], as a novel cyanation reagent with lower
under reduced pressure using a rotary evaporator and n-hex-
ane (15 mL) was added to precipitate a yellow solid, which
was filteredoff, washed with water and n-hexane and air-dried
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toxicity and without special precautions for handling [21].
This reagent is used industrially for metal extractions for
the fabrication of a range of advanced materials. It is also
used in low doses in some food preparations [11] and as an
anti-agglutinating auxiliary for NaCl [6].
to afford 0.41 mg of complex 3 (77% yield) as a yellow solid,
1
Decomp.: 142 °C. H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl ): d = 7.22 (t,
3
1H, C H ), 6.89(d, 1H, C H ), 6.86(d, 1H, C H ), 3.82(s, 3H,
6
3
6
3
6 3
OMe), 3.09 (m, 2H, CH CH ), 2.84 (m, 2H, CH CH ), 2.24
2
2
2
2
1
3
Microwave-assisted heating under controlled conditions
is an alternative to traditional heating, with the possible
advantages of reducing the reaction time, increasing the
yield, selectivity and purity of the products [22]. This
method has been established to be very effective in
accelerating cyanation reactions [23].
(br s, 2H, NH2). C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl ): d = 156.10,
3
129.37, 126.90, 126.79, 119.23, 109.14 (C aromatic), 54.08
(OCH ), 43.63 (CH CH NH ), 35.90 (CH CH NH ). IR
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
-1
(KBr, cm ): m 3228, 3225, 2936, 1599, 1571, 1494, 1460,
1244, 1031, 754. Anal. Calcd for C H Br N O Pd : C, 32.1;
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2
2
2
2
H, 3.6; N, 4.2. Found: C, 32.4, H, 3.5; N, 4.2.
Herein, followingourpreviouswork[24–27], wereportthe
synthesis ofa new ortho-palladated complex, [Pd{C H (CH -
General procedure for the cyanation reactions
6
3
2
2
CH NH )-4-OMe-5-j -C,N}(l-Br)] (3), from 2-methoxy-
2
2
2
phenethylamine (1) and Pd(OAc)2 using the method
reported by Vicente et al. [28], and its application for
cyanation of various aryl halides under microwave irradi-
ation and conventional heating using K [Fe(CN) ] as a
A mixture of the appropriate aryl halide (1 mmol), potassium
hexacyanoferrate(II) (0.22 mmol), palladacycle complex 3
(0.4 mol%), and K CO (2 mmol) was added to DMF (3 mL)
2
3
in a round-bottom flask equipped with a condenser and placed
into a Milestone Microwave. Initially, the microwave irradi-
ation was set at 500 W, and the temperature was ramped from
room temperature to the desired temperature of 130 °C. Once
this was reached, the reaction mixture was held at this tem-
perature until the reaction was completed. During this time,
the power was modulated automatically to keep the reaction
mixture at 130 °C. The mixture was stirred continuously
during the reaction. After the reaction was completed, the
mixture was cooled to room temperature and diluted with
water (20 mL) and n-hexane (20 mL). The organic layer was
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cyanide source.
Experimental
Melting points were determined in open capillaries with a
Gallenkamp instrument and are uncorrected. FT-IR spectra
were run on a Jasco-680 spectrophotometer (Japan) as KBr
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disks or as smears between salt plates. H and C NMR
spectra were recorded on a Bruker spectrometer at 400 and
1
00 MHz, respectively, using CDCl as solvent at room
3
dried overCaCl , thenfiltered, and the solventwas evaporated
2
temperature (TMS was used as an internal standard).
A BEIFIN 3420 Gas Chromatograph equipped with a
Varian CP SIL 5CB column- 30 m, 0.32 mm, 0.25 lm was
used to monitor completion of the reactions. All reagents and
solvents used in this study were of reagent grade quality,
obtained from commercial suppliers (Acros, Merck, and
Aldrich), and used without further purification.
using a rotary evaporator. The residue was purified by
recrystallization using ethanol and water.
Results and discussion
The reaction of 2-methoxyphenethylamine (1) with
Pd(OAc) in a 1:1 molar ratio in acetonitrile gave the
2
2
Synthesis of [Pd{C H (CH CH NH )-4-OMe-5-j -
cyclometalated complex [Pd{C H (CH CH NH )-4-OMe-
2
6
3
2
2
2
6
3
2
2
2
C,N}(l-Br)] (3)
5-j -C,N}(l-Br)] (3) (Scheme 1).
2
2
The application of this complex as a catalyst for the
A mixture of 258 mg (1.7 mmol) of 2-methoxyphenethyl-
cyanation of various types of aryl halides with K [Fe(CN) ]
4
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amine and 382 mg (1.7 mmol) of Pd(OAc) was heated at
2
was examined (Scheme 2).
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