Organic letters

Copper-Catalyzed Cyanation of Heterocycle Carbon− Hydrogen Bonds

HQ Do, O Daugulis

Index: Organic Letters, , vol. 12, # 11 p. 2517 - 2519

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Abstract

... Volume: Page: ... Organic Letters. ... Copper catalyst was added after the iodination step in entries 11 and 12 to prevent the oxidation of copper(I) catalyst.(7d) This procedure selectively afforded 3-cyano-1-methylindole in excellent yield (entry 11). ...