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Upstream product

• 24139-57-9 α-cyano-5-phenyl-2,4-pentadienic acid 
• 14371-10-9 (E)-3-phenylpropenal 
• 2537-48-6 diethyl 1-cyanomethylphosphonate 
• 793706-87-3 (1,1-dimethylethoxy)diphenylsilylacetonitrile 
• 3252-43-5 dibromoacetonitrile 
• 14604-31-0 (E)-1-phenylpent-1-en-4-yn-3-ol 
• 1133296-08-8 C₁₄H₁₈OSi 
• 773837-37-9 sodium cyanide 
• 694-59-7 pyridine N-oxide 
• 100-59-4 phenylmagnesium chloride 
• 4407-36-7 (2E)-3-phenyl-2-propen-1-ol 
• 16640-68-9 cyanomethylene triphenylphosphorane 
• 107-14-2 chloroacetonitrile 
• 75-05-8 acetonitrile 

Downstream Products

• 28010-12-0 5-phenylpenta-2,4-dienoic acid 
• 100840-27-5 5-phenyl-3,7-octadienenitrile 
• 100840-28-6 3-<(E)-2-phenylethenyl>-5-hexenenitrile 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Convenient procedure of Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons olefination for the synthesis of simple and functionalized α,β-unsaturated nitriles

A mild and practical procedure of Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons olefination promoted by lithium hydroxide and α-cyano phosphonates has been set up for the synthesis of α,β-unsaturated nitriles. The reaction conditions are tolerated by functionalized ketones and the exclusive formation of E-γ-hydroxy α,β-unsaturated nitriles has been observed.

One-pot silyl ketene imine formation-nucleophilic addition reactions of acetonitrile with acetals and nitrones

Trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (TMSOTf) and a trialkylamine base promote the conversion of acetonitrile to its silyl ketene imine in situ when acetonitrile is employed as solvent. Residual TMSOTf acts as a Lewis acid catalyst to activate acetals

Indium(I) bromide-mediated coupling of dibromoacetonitrile with aldehydes followed by Boord elimination of bromine and oxygen of β-bromo alkoxides for preparation of 3-organyl-2-alkenenitriles

The organoindium compound derived from indium monobromide and dibromoacetonitrile reacts with carbonyl compounds to afford the corresponding 2-bromo-2-cyano-indium(III) alkoxide. The action of a second equivalent of indium monobromide onto the alkoxides derived from aldehydes promotes the Boord elimination of the β-related oxygen and bromine atoms leading to 2-alkenenitriles.

One-Pot Synthesis of α,β-Unsaturated Esters, Ketones, and Nitriles from Alcohols and Phosphonium Salts

A general method for the synthesis of α,β-unsaturated esters, ketones, and nitriles is successfully achieved by a one-pot copper-catalyzed oxidation with O 2 in air as oxidant. The solvent mixture of acetonitrile and formamide (1:1) is optimized to ensure the oxidation of alcohols, deprotonation of phosphonium salt, and Wittig reaction occur efficiently in one pot. A broad range of substrates has been explored for this process, including three electron-withdrawing group (CO 2 Et, COPh, CN) functionalized phosphonium salts. They reacted not only with benzylic and heteroaromatic alcohols, but also with aliphatic alcohols, forming the corresponding α,β-unsaturated esters, ketones, and nitriles in moderate to excellent yields.

Development and Utilization of a Palladium-Catalyzed Dehydration of Primary Amides to Form Nitriles

A palladium(II) catalyst, in the presence of Selectfluor, enables the efficient and chemoselective transformation of primary amides into nitriles. The amides can be attached to aromatic rings, heteroaromatic rings, or aliphatic side chains, and the reactions tolerate steric bulk and electronic modification. Dehydration of a peptaibol containing three glutamine groups afforded structure-activity relationships for each glutamine residue. Thus, this dehydration can act similarly to an alanine scan for glutamines via synthetic mutation.

Associative Covalent Relay: An Oxadiazolone Strategy for Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Synthesis of Primary Pyridinylamines

A relay formalism is proposed herein for categorizing the interplay among reactants, target product, and catalytic center in transition-metal catalysis, an important factor that can dictate overall catalysis viability and efficiency. In this formalism, transition-metal catalysis can proceed by dissociative relay, associative covalent relay, and associative dative relay modes. An intriguing associative covalent relay process operates in rhodium(III)-catalyzed oxadiazolone-directed alkenyl C?H coupling with alkynes and allows efficient access to primary pyridinylamines. Although the primary pyridinylamine synthesis mechanism is posteriori rationalized, the relay formalism formulated herein can provide an important mechanistic conceptual framework for future catalyst design and reaction development.

Preparation method of trans-alpha, beta-unsaturated nitriles compound

The invention relates to a preparation method of a trans-alpha, beta-unsaturated nitriles compound. The method comprises the following steps: uniformly mixing a benzyl alcohol compound, acetonitrile, a promoter and alkali, and carrying out reflux reaction completely to obtain reaction liquid; carrying out conventional extraction, drying, concentration and column chromatographic separation on the reaction liquid in sequence to obtain the trans-alpha, beta-unsaturated nitriles compound. The preparation method belongs to double-component one-boiler reaction, so that conditions are relatively mild, and raw materials are easy to prepare and readily available; the operation is simple, the yield is relatively high, and greenness, environment friendliness and economy can be realized; large-scale production can be realized; the preparation method has an extremely good application potential on the aspect of fine chemicals, and has a relatively good industrial application prospect.

A Catalytic Peterson-like Synthesis of Alkenyl Nitriles

A heterogeneous fluoride catalyst was found to enable the straightforward formation of alkenyl nitriles from the reaction of aldehydes and simple or substituted acetonitriles, in the presence of commercially available silazanes and in solvent-free conditions. The protocol afforded the products in good to excellent yields with selectivity values dependent on the nature of the substrates. It represents an alternative to classic approaches using stoichiometric strong bases, and the catalyst can be easily recovered and reused for consecutive cycles.

Cu-catalyzed debrominative cyanation of gem-dibromoolefins: A facile access to α,β-unsaturated nitriles

An efficient catalytic route for the synthesis of α,β-unsaturated nitriles from easily accessible gem-dibromoolefins has been developed. The method utilized inexpensive reagents such as Cu2O as a catalyst, l-proline as a ligand and NaCN as a cyanide source to afford α,β-unsaturated nitriles in high yields (62-86%). A deuterium exchange study has shown that one of the bromide atoms of gem-dibromoolefins exchanges with cyanide while the other with a deuterium atom.

Lewis Acid Mediated Tandem Reaction of Propargylic Alcohols with Hydroxylamine Hydrochloride to Give α,β-Unsaturated Amides and Alkenyl Nitriles

We have developed a highly selective method for the synthesis of α,β-unsaturated amides and alkenyl nitriles from readily available propargylic alcohols. The reaction proceeded smoothly under the neutral conditions with hydroxylamine hydrochloride (NH2OH·HCl) as the nitrogen source. The development of these new strategies has significantly extended the application of hydroxylamine hydrochloride to the chemistry of propargylic alcohols. Moreover, both secondary and tertiary alcohols have been highly regioselectively transformed to the desired products with good functional group compatibility.