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Anomalous Reactions of Cyanide with Two Hindered Aromatic Aldehydes
Gore, P. H.,Gupta, S. D.,Obaji, G. A.
, p. 381 - 384 (2007/10/02)
9-Anthraldehyde (1), under the conditions of a benzoin condensation, yields 9-anthracenecarbonitrile (2). 9-Cyano-10-anthraldehyde (6) has been shown to be the likely intermediate in this reaction.Mesitaldehyde (7), under similar conditions, yields 2-hydroxy-2-mesitylethanoic amide (8).