Zhang Y, Peng H, Zhang M, Cheng Y, Zhu C. Gold-complexes catalyzed oxidative α-cyanation of tertiary amines.
Chem Commun (Camb) 2010;
47:2354-6. [PMID:
21152609 DOI:
10.1039/c0cc03844j]
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Abstract
Oxidative α-cyanation of tertiary amines is catalyzed by gold complexes with trimethylsilyl cyanide to afford the corresponding α-aminonitriles in the presence of tert-butyl hydroperoxide in good to excellent yields under acid-free conditions at room temperature.
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