Use of crown ethers for photochemical cyanation of aromatic hydrocarbons

Abstract
The photocyanation of the aromatic hydrocarbons naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene, and biphenyl occurs easily with potassium cyanide dissolved by means of the cyclic polyether 18-crown-6 in anhydrous acetonitrile.

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