One step conversion of highly dipolarophilic olefins to α-hydroxy-β-cyanoadducts with metal fulminate

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(95)02401-8

Olefins conjugated with carbonyl, carboxylic ester, and phenyl groups as well as highly strained non-conjugated olefin norbornylene were converted to their corresponding α-hydroxy-β-cyanoadducts by treatment with mercuric fulminate and lithium bromide. Th