A mild synthesis of nitriles by von Braun degradation of amides using triphenyl phosphite-halogen-based reagents

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1317-1320

  Vaccari, Daniele ^a   Davoli, Paolo ^a   Spaggiari, Alberto ^a   Prati, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amide degradation; Halotriphenoxyphosphonium halides; Imidoyl halides; Nitriles; Triphenyl phosphite

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; BROMOTRIPHENOXYPHOSPHONIUM BROMIDE; CHLORIDE; CHLOROFORM; CHLOROTRIPHENOXYPHOSPHONIUM CHLORIDE; HALOGEN; NITRILE; PHOSPHITE; REAGENT;

ARTICLE; DEALKYLATION; DEGRADATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

EID: 45749107612     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1072591     Document Type: Article

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