The Tin Hydride Reductive Decyanation of Geminal Dinitriles
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Synlett
- Vol. 1991 (02) , 107-108
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-1991-20644
Abstract
Mono- and dialkylated malononitriles (geminal dinitriles) are reductively decyanated to mononitriles (10 examples) on treatment with tributyltin hydride and a catalytic amount of 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile in refluxing benzene. A mechanism for this reaction is also proposed.Keywords
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