Abstract
Aldimines react with acetyl cyanide in the presence of a catalytic amount of a thiourea catalyst to give the corresponding N-acetylated amino nitriles in high yields. The scope of the reaction is broad and both aromatic as well as aliphatic aldimines can readily be used.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3275-3276 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Synlett |
| Issue number | 19 |
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| State | Published - 1 Dec 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Acetyl cyanide
- Acylcyanation
- Brønsted acid catalysis
- Organocatalysis
- α-amino nitrile