Tetrahedron letters

A novel and convenient transformation of nitriles to aldehydes

F Xi, F Kamal, MA Schenerman

Index: Xi, Fred; Kamal, Fred; Schenerman, Mark A. Tetrahedron Letters, 2002 , vol. 43, # 8 p. 1395 - 1396

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Abstract

Download PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Various aromatic nitriles are reduced to the corresponding aldehydes by platinum(IV) oxide in aqueous formic acid with yields ranging from 76 to 94%. This mild method may be generally applied to multi-step organic synthesis. ... Various aromatic nitriles are reduced to the ...