A convenient synthesis of benzonitriles via electrophilic cyanation with N-cyanobenzimidazole

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 4725-4728

  Anbarasan, Pazhamalai ^a   Neumann, Helfried ^a   Beller, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arenes; Benzimidazole; Cyanides; Electrophilic cyanation; Grignard reaction

Indexed keywords

ARENES; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BENZONITRILES; BIARYLS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CYANATION; GRIGNARD; GRIGNARD REACTION; GRIGNARD REAGENT;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CYANIDES;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; BENZONITRILE; COLORING AGENT; N CYANOBENZIMIDAZOLE; N-CYANOBENZIMIDAZOLE; NITRILE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

BENZIMIDAZOLES; COLORING AGENTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRILES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77951151185     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201000086     Document Type: Article

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