An improved procedure for aromatic cyanation

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919408011310

An effective method for conversion of aryl bromides to aryl cyanides is described. The procedure involves treatment of the aryl halide with zinc cyanide in the presence of a catalytic amount of palladium (0).

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An Improved Procedure for
Aromatic Cyanation
D. M. Tschaen a , R. Desmond a , A. O. King a , M. C.
Fortin a , B. Pipik a , S. King a & T. R. Verhoeven a
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