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First Ritter-type reaction of alkylbenzenes using N-hydroxyphthalimide as a key catalyst
Sakaguchi, Satoshi,Hirabayashi, Tomotaka,Ishii, Yasutaka
, p. 516 - 517 (2002)
The first Ritter-type reaction of alkylbenzenes with nitriles has been successfully achieved by the use of N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) as a key catalyst. Thus, treatment of ethylbenzene with ammonium hexanitratocerate(IV) (CAN) in the presence of a catalytic amount of NHPI in EtCN under argon produced the corresponding amide in good selectivity.
