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Direct transformation of N, N -dimethylformamide to -CN: Pd-catalyzed cyanation of heteroarenes via C-H functionalization
Ding, Shengtao,Jiao, Ning
, p. 12374 - 12377 (2011)
This paper describes the direct cyanation of indoles and benzofurans employing N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) as both reagent and solvent. Isotopic labeling experiments indicated that both the N and the C of the cyano group derived from DMF. This transformation offers an alternative method for preparing aryl nitriles, though it is currently limited in scope to indoles and benzofurans.
