Volume 24, Issue 1 pp. 135-137
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Iodine Catalyzed Three-component Strecker-type Synthesis of α-Aminonitriles from Aldehydes, Amines and Tributyltin Cyanide

Hong-She Wang

Hong-She Wang

School of Mechatronic Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China

Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji, Shaanxi 721007, China

Project supported by the Special Scientific Research Project of Shaanxi Education Commission (No. 02JK054).

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Li-Fang Zhao

Li-Fang Zhao

Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji, Shaanxi 721007, China

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Zhi-Ming Du

Zhi-Ming Du

School of Mechatronic Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China

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First published: 17 January 2006
Citations: 29

Abstract

A simple and efficient one-pot method has been developed for the synthesis of α-aminonitriles from aldehydes, amines and tributyltin cyanide in the presence of a catalytic amount of iodine with high yields. The reactions proceeded smoothly at room temperature via very simple procedure.

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