Abstract
We report herein the first example of intramolecular cyanation of a styrene by a rhodium(I)-catalyzed N–CN cleavage reaction. Substituents on the arenes or the styrene alpha-position are tolerated. Our results demonstrate that alkene cyanation can indeed be atom economical.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6516-6518 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Chemical Communications |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 58 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 25 2013 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- General Chemistry
- Ceramics and Composites
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Catalysis