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J Org Chem. 2003 Oct 17;68(21):8003-7. doi: 10.1021/jo034779h.

P(i-BuNCH2CH2)3N: an efficient ligand for the direct alpha-arylation of nitriles with aryl bromides.

The Journal of organic chemistry

Jingsong You, John G Verkade

Affiliations

  1. Department of Chemistry, Gilman Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.

PMID: 14535776 DOI: 10.1021/jo034779h

Abstract

A new catalyst system for the synthesis of alpha-aryl-substituted nitriles is reported. The bicyclic triaminophosphine P(i-BuNCH(2)CH(2))(3)N (1b) serves as an efficient and versatile ligand for the palladium-catalyzed direct alpha-arylation of nitriles with aryl bromides. Using ligand 1b, ethyl cyanoacetate and primary as well as secondary nitriles are efficiently coupled with a wide variety of aryl bromides possessing electron-rich, electron-poor, electron-neutral, and sterically hindered groups.

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