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Various aromatic aldehydes (1a-7a) when allowed to react in acetonitri
le medium with electrogenerated superoxide ion smoothly afford the cor
responding alpha, beta-unsaturated nitriles (1b-7b). This procedure co
nstitutes an alternative access to the title compounds.