30698-31-8Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Preparation of O-Protected Cyanohydrins by Aerobic Oxidation of α-Substituted Malononitriles in the Presence of Diarylphosphine Oxides
Zhang, Dapeng,Lian, Mingming,Liu, Jia,Tang, Shukun,Liu, Guangzhi,Ma, Cunfei,Meng, Qingwei,Peng, Haisheng,Zhu, Daling
supporting information, p. 2597 - 2601 (2019/04/17)
A mild, reagent-cyanide-free, and efficient synthesis of O-phosphinoyl-protected cyanohydrins from readily available α-substituted malononitriles was realized using diarylphosphine oxides in the presence of O2. Mechanistic studies indicated that in addition to the initial aerobic oxidation of the malononitrile derivative notable features of this process include the formation of a tetrahedral intermediate and a subsequent intramolecular rearrangement. The phosphinoyl-protecting group can be removed by alcoholysis or by reduction with DIBAL-H.
Acetone cyanohydrin as a source of HCN in the Cu-catalyzed hydrocyanation of α-aryl diazoacetates
Park, Eun Ju,Lee, Seungeon,Chang, Sukbok
supporting information; experimental part, p. 2760 - 2762 (2010/07/08)
A procedure for the Cu-catalyzed hydrocyanation of α-aryl diazoesters has been developed using acetone cyanohydrin as a source of hydrogen cyanide (HCN). It was found that the addition of trimethylsilyl cyanide (TMSCN) significantly accelerates the conversion presumably by delivering free cyanide ion in situ, thus producing various types of α-aryl cyanoacetates in high yields under mild conditions.
Oxidation of chiral α-phenylacetate derivatives: Formation of dimers with contiguous quaternary stereocenters versus tertiary alcohols
Kozlowski, Marisa C.,DiVirgilio, Evan S.,Malolanarasimhan, Krishnan,Mulrooney, Carol A.
, p. 3599 - 3605 (2007/10/03)
The menthol esters of α-phenylacetate derivatives undergo diastereoselective oxidative dimerizations (α-cyano) in the presence of oxidants, and nitrosylation (α-amido) in the presence of CAN to form products containing adjacent functionalized quaternary stereocenters and tertiary alcohols, respectively.
