Catalysis letters

Copper-catalyzed dehydration of primary amides to nitriles

S Enthaler, M Weidauer

Index: Catalysis Letters, , vol. 141, # 8 p. 1079 - 1085

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Abstract

... Keywords. Copper Homogeneous catalysis Dehydration Amides Nitriles. ... More recently the potential of abundant, cheap and low toxic metals (eg, Fe, Zn) as catalysts for the ... Reaction conditions: 1 (0.72 mmol), catalyst (2.5 mol%), MSTFA (3 equiv.), toluene (2.0 mL), 24 h, 100 ° ...