Cesium catalyzed addition of nitriles to alkynes

Authors
Koradin, C Rodriguez, A Knochel, P
Citation
C. Koradin et al., Cesium catalyzed addition of nitriles to alkynes, SYNLETT, (10), 2000, pp. 1452-1454
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
SYNLETT
ISSN journal
09365214 → ACNP
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1452 - 1454
Database
ISI
SICI code
0936-5214(200010):10<1452:CCAONT>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Benzylic cyanides add in the presence of a catalytic amount of cesium alkox ides in NMP inter- and intramolecularly to various acetylenes providing fun ctionalized olefins with good regio- and stereoselectivities (E : Z ratios up to 99: 1).