Efficient Microwave-Assisted Cyanation of Aryl Bromide

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1215-1221

  Liangzhen, Cai ^a   Xin, Liu ^a   Tao, Xiaochun ^a   Shen, Dong ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aryl bromide; Aryl nitriles; Cyanation; Microwave irradiation

Indexed keywords

BROMINE DERIVATIVE; COPPER; COPPER CYANIDE; CYANIDE; N METHYLPYRROLIDINONE; NITRILE; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYANATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRESSURE;

EID: 1842533450     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SCC-120030308     Document Type: Article

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