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Nickel-Catalyzed Markovnikov Transfer Hydrocyanation in the Absence of Lewis Acid

Hydrocyanation in the absence of toxic HCN gas is highly desirable. Addressing that challenge, transition-metal-catalyzed transfer hydrocyanation using safe HCN precursors has been developed, but these reagents generally require a Lewis acid for activation, and the control of regioselectivity often remains problematic. In this Letter, a Ni-catalyzed highly Markovnikov-selective transfer hydrocyanation that operates in the absence of any Lewis acid is reported. The readily prepared pro-aromatic 1-isopropylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1-carbonitrile is used as the HCN source, and the reaction shows a broad substrate scope and high functional group tolerance. Terminal styrene derivatives, dienes, and internal alkynes are converted with good to excellent selectivities. Mechanistic studies provide insights into the origin of the regioselectivity.

Nickel-Catalyzed Transformation of Alkene-Tethered Oxime Ethers to Nitriles by a Traceless Directing Group Strategy

Nickel-catalyzed transformation of alkene-tethered oxime ethers to nitriles using a traceless directing group strategy has been developed. A series of alkene-tethered oxime ethers derived from benzaldehyde and cinnamyl aldehyde derivatives were converted into the corresponding benzonitriles and cinnamonitriles in 46-98% yields using the nickel catalyst system. Control experiments showed that the alkene group tethered to an oxygen atom on the oximes via one methylene unit plays a key role as a traceless directing group during the catalysis.

Nitrile Synthesis by Aerobic Oxidation of Primary Amines and in situ Generated Imines from Aldehydes and Ammonium Salt with Grubbs Catalyst

Herein, a Grubbs-catalyzed route for the synthesis of nitriles via the aerobic oxidation of primary amines is reported. This reaction accommodates a variety of substrates, including simple primary amines, sterically hindered β,β-disubstituted amines, allylamine, benzylamines, and α-amino esters. Reaction compatibility with various functionalities is also noted, particularly with alkenes, alkynes, halogens, esters, silyl ethers, and free hydroxyl groups. The nitriles were also synthesized via the oxidation of imines generated from aldehydes and NH4OAc in situ. (Figure presented.).

Cascade Process for Direct Transformation of Aldehydes (RCHO) to Nitriles (RCN) Using Inorganic Reagents NH2OH/Na2CO3/SO2F2 in DMSO

A simple, mild, and practical process for direct conversion of aldehydes to nitriles was developed feathering a wide substrate scope and great functional group tolerability (52 examples, over 90% yield in most cases) using inorganic reagents (NH2OH/Na2CO3/SO2F2) in DMSO. This method allows for transformations of readily available, inexpensive, and abundant aldehydes to highly valuable nitriles in a pot, atom, and step-economical manner without transition metals. This protocol will serve as a robust tool for the installation of cyano-moieties to complicated molecules.

Nickel-Catalyzed C-CN Bond Formation via Decarbonylative Cyanation of Esters, Amides, and Intramolecular Recombination Fragment Coupling of Acyl Cyanides

An efficient nickel-catalyzed decarbonylative cyanation reaction which allows the direct functional-group interconversion of readily available esters into the corresponding nitriles was developed. This reaction successfully offers access to structurally diverse nitriles with high efficiency and excellent functional-group tolerance and provides a good alternative to classical synthetic pathways from diazonium salts or organic halide compounds.

A practical iodine-catalyzed oxidative conversion of aldehydes to nitriles

A simple and efficient method for the direct synthesis of nitriles from aldehydes using ammonium acetate as the nitrogen source has been developed. The reactions were performed with iodine as the catalyst and tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) as the oxidant under mild conditions. A variety of aromatic, heteroaromatic, aliphatic and allylic aldehydes could be converted into their corresponding nitriles in good to excellent yields.

A Mild TEMPO-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Conversion of Aldehydes into Nitriles

An efficient method to prepare nitriles from aldehydes using hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) as the nitrogen source has been developed. The reactions were performed with 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine l-oxyl (TEMPO) as the catalyst, NaNO2 or TBN as the co-catalyst, and molecular oxygen as the terminal oxidant under mild conditions. A variety of aromatic, heteroaromatic, aliphatic and allylic aldehydes could be converted into their corresponding nitriles in good to excellent yields.

Improved schmidt conversion of aldehydes to nitriles using azidotrimethylsilane in 1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoro-2-Propanol

The Schmidt reaction of aromatic aldehydes using a substoichiometric amount (40 mol %) of triflic acid is described. Low catalyst loading was enabled by a strong hydrogen-bond-donating solvent hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP). This improved protocol tolerates a broad scope of aldehydes with diverse functional groups and the corresponding nitriles were obtained in good to high yields without the need for aqueous work up.

Highly efficient Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated nitriles

A highly efficient enantioselective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated nitriles catalyzed by Rh-(R,R)-f-spiroPhos complex has been developed. With Rh-(R,R)-f-spiroPhos catalyst and under mild conditions, a wide range of α,β-unsaturated nitriles including the (E)- and (Z)-isomers of 3-alkyl-3-aryl, 3,3-diaryl, and 3,3-dialkyl α,β-unsaturated nitriles were hydrogenated to the corresponding chiral nitriles with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99.9% ee) and high turnover numbers (TON up to 10,000).

Sulfinylnitriles: Sulfinyl-metal exchange-alkylation strategies

Adding organolithiums, Grignard reagents, or zincates to sulfinylnitriles triggers a facile sulfinyl-metal exchange to afford N- or C-metalated nitriles. Sulfinyl-magnesium exchange-alkylations efficiently install quaternary and tertiary centers, even in