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OXIDATION OF ALCOHOLS BY TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES PART V. SELECTIVE CATALYTIC MONOALKYLATION OF ARYLACETONITRILES BY ALCOHOLS
Grigg, Ronald,Mitchell, Thomas R. B.,Sutthivaiyakit, Somyote,Tongpenyai, Ngampong
, p. 4107 - 4110 (1981)
Selective catalytic monoalkylation of arylacetonitriles by primary alcohols can be achieved at o using a catalyst prepared in situ from rhodium trichloride, triphenylphosphine and sodium carbonate.RuH2(PPh3)4 is a more effective catalyst for this process.
