Xm. Zeng et al., A NOVEL HYDROXYALKYL-DECYANATION OF 4-PYRIDINECARBONITRILE - A FACILESELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF 4-PYRIDINEMETHANOLS, Tetrahedron letters, 36(40), 1995, pp. 7275-7276
Reactions of 4-pyridinecarbonitrile with alkali metal and ketones or a
ldehydes provide a convenient and useful method for synthesis of 4-pyr
idinemethanols in good yields.