Acetone cyanohydrin as a source of HCN in the Cu-catalyzed hydrocyanation of α-aryl diazoacetates

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2760-2762

  Park, Eun Ju ^a   Lee, Seungeon ^a   Chang, Sukbok ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE CYANOHYDRIN; FREE CYANIDES; HIGH YIELD; HYDROCYANATION; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; IN-SITU; TRIMETHYLSILYL CYANIDE;

ACETONE;

CYANIDES;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACETONE CYANOHYDRIN; COPPER; DIAZOACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CYANATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 77951003571     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo100356d     Document Type: Article

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