Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

Palladium-catalyzed Decomposition of Azides. I. Formation of Nitriles

H Hayashi, A Ohno, S Oka

Index: Hayashi,H. et al. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 1976 , vol. 49, p. 506 - 509

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Citation Number: 17

Abstract

Palladium metal catalyzes the decomposition of benzyl azide affording benzonitrile, benzylamine, and N-benzylidenebenzylamine. The presence of a suitable hydrogen- acceptor improves the yield of benzonitrile at the sacrifice of benzylamine, whereas the yield of N-benzylidenebenzylamine remains constant. The reaction is applied to the preparation of other nitriles.