Pd/C: A recyclable catalyst for cyanation of aryl halides with K4[Fe(CN)6]

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 37, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 3359-3366

  Zhu, Yi Zhong ^a   Cai, Chun ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aryl halides; Cyanation; Pd C; Potassium hexacyanoferrate(II)

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; CARBON; CYANIDE; HALIDE; LIGAND; NITRILE; PALLADIUM; POTASSIUM FERRICYANIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CYANATION; FILTRATION;

EID: 35148828250     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910701490212     Document Type: Article

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