Air oxidation of Reissert compounds

MD Rozwadowska, D Brózda

Index: Rozwadowska, Maria; Brozda, Danuta Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1980 , vol. 58, p. 1239 - 1242

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Citation Number: 17

Abstract

Reissert compounds undergo autoxidation in basic solution giving rise to isoquinaldo-or quinaldonitriles. Under the same reaction conditions, dihydroisoquinoline Reissert compounds undergo oxidative decyanation to dihydroisocarbostirils. The intermediacy of α- peroxycyanides is proposed in this transformation.