Chemistry Letters · 1983 · 28 citations · 5 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryHeterocyclic ChemistryOrganic SynthesisAryl Halide CouplingHalide Synthesis
Abstract When heated in hexamethylphosphoric triamide in the presence of copper(I) iodide, aryl iodides and bromides react with cyanoacetate anion to form arylcyanoacetates, which lose the ester group on hydrolysis, giving the corresponding arylacetonitriles in good to moderate yields.
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Centrally Active 2-(Substituted phenyl)-β-alanines<sup>1</sup>
F. C. Leonard, Abraham. Wajngurt, Markus Klein et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1961 · 15 citations