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Solvent-free chemoselective cyanation of α,α- dibromoacetophenones using potassium hexacyanoferrate(II) as an eco-friendly cyanide source
Zhao, Zhouxing,Li, Zheng
experimental part, p. 5460 - 5463 (2010/11/18)
A chemoselective route for the synthesis of 2-aryl-3,3- dibromoacrylonitriles by solvent-free cyanation of α,α- dibromoacetophenones by using potassium hexacyanoferrate (II) as an eco-friendly cyanide source is developed. The merits of this procedure include avoiding the use of a strong toxic cyanide source, a catalyst, and volatile organic solvents and the high yields of the products.