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Addition of Arylboronic Acids to Nitriles in Aqueous Media Catalyzed by a 2, 2′-Bipyridine-Cyclopalladated Ferrocenylimine Complex

A Yu, J Li, M Cui, Y Wu

Index: Yu, Ajuan; Li, Jingya; Cui, Mengjun; Wu, Yangjie Synlett, 2007 , # 19 p. 3063 - 3067

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Abstract

Abstract The addition of arylboronic acids to nitriles catalyzed by a bipyridine- cyclopalladated ferrocenylimine complex in aqueous media was developed. The reactions could be conducted under acidic or basic conditions in aqueous media. The addition of NH 4 Cl was found to have a drastic effect on the reaction yields.