Studies on Organophosphorus Compounds XIV†. HMPA-Induced rearrangements of N-Benzyl-carboxamides into 3-phenylpropionitriles
Part XIII. J. PERREGAARD and S.-O. LAWESSON, Acta Chem. Scand. (in press)
Abstract
N-benzylacetamides, when refluxed in HMPA, undergo a rearrangement reaction by which 3-phenylpropionitriles are produced.