Tetrahedron Letters

Addition of trimethylsilyl cyanide to α-substituted ketones: Catalyst efficiency

WJ Greenlee, DG Hangauer

Index: Greenlee, W. J.; Hangauer, D. G. Tetrahedron Letters, 1983 , vol. 24, # 42 p. 4559 - 4560

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Abstract

This document does not have an outline. ... JavaScript is disabled on your browser. Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Author links open the overlay panel. Numbers correspond to the affiliation list which can be exposed by using the show more link. ... Addition of trimethylsilyl cyanide to α-substituted ketones is often slow and incomplete when catalyzed by zinc iodide. Use of potassium cyanide/18-crown-6 complex as catalyst is a superior ...