One-pot synthesis of α-aminonitriles from alkyl and aryl cyanides: a Strecker reaction via aldimine alanes

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 50, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 1844-1846

  Sipos, Szabolcs ^a   Jablonkai, István ^a  

^a CHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE CYANOHYDRIN; ALPHA METHYLBENZYLAMINE; ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; CYANIDE; CYANOHYDRIN; DIISOBUTYLALUMINIUM HYDRIDE; IMINE; NITRILE; NUCLEOPHILE; TRIETHYLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; STRECKER SYNTHESIS;

EID: 61349167157     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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