Synlett 2014; 25(4): 547-550
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1340176
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Palladium-Catalyzed Cyanation of Aryl Bromides with Malononitrile via ­Carbon–Nitrile Bond Cleavage Mediated by Copper

Guo-ping Lu
Chemical Engineering College, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, P. R. of China   Email: c.cai@mail.njust.edu.cn
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Mei-jie Bu
Chemical Engineering College, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, P. R. of China   Email: c.cai@mail.njust.edu.cn
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Chun Cai*
Chemical Engineering College, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, P. R. of China   Email: c.cai@mail.njust.edu.cn
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Publication History

Received: 17 October 2013

Accepted after revision: 21 November 2013

Publication Date:
08 January 2014 (online)


Abstract

An efficient palladium catalytic system is developed for the cyanation of aryl bromides using malononitrile as a cheap, less toxic, stable and easy-to-handle ‘nonmetallic’ cyanide source, which proceeds via copper-catalyzed cleavage of carbon–nitrile (C–CN) bonds. The approach provides a novel and alternative route leading to aryl nitriles.

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