Tetrahedron Letters

Direct conversion of α, β-unsaturated nitriles into cyanohydrins using Mn (dpm) 3 catalyst, dioxygen and phenylsilane

P Magnus, DA Scott, MR Fielding

Index: Magnus, Philip; Scott, David A.; Fielding, Mark R. Tetrahedron Letters, 2001 , vol. 42, # 25 p. 4127 - 4129

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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. ... Treatment of α,β-unsaturated nitriles with Mn(dpm) 3 (3 mol%), PhSiH 3 in isopropyl alcohol in the presence of oxygen resulted in reduction and α- and β-hydroxylation. ... Treatment of α,β-unsaturated nitriles 1 with Mn(dpm) 3 (cat.), phenylsilane in isopropyl alcohol in the presence of air resulted ...