Iridium-Catalyzed Ring Cleavage Reaction of Cyclobutanone <i>O</i>-Benzoyloximes Providing Nitriles

Takahiro Nishimura, Tomoaki Yoshinaka, Yoshiki Nishiguchi, Yasunari Maeda, Sakae Uemura

Organic Letters · 2005 · 145 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

[reaction: see text] Iridium-catalyzed ring cleavage reaction of cyclobutanone O-benzoyloximes in the presence of 9,10-dihydroanthracene and potassium carbonate proceeds to give saturated nitriles via C-C bond fission at the sterically more hindered site.

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