Molecular iodine-catalyzed multicomponent synthesis of α-cyanopyrrolines with ambient air as the oxidant under neat conditions

Abstract

An eco-friendly and practical method for synthesizing α-cyanopyrrolines <italic>via</italic> iodine-catalyzed multicomponent tandem reaction of alkenes, TMSCN and <italic>N</italic>,<italic>N</italic>-disubstituted formamides with ambient air as the sole oxidant was developed.