One-pot synthesis of 4′-alkyl-4-cyanobiaryls on the basis of the terephthalonitrile dianion and neutral aromatic nitrile cross-coupling

A convenient one-pot approach to alkylcyanobiaryls is described. The method is based on biaryl cross-coupling between the sodium salt of the terephthalonitrile dianion and a neutral aromatic nitrile in liquid ammonia, and successive alkylation of the long-lived anionic intermediate with alkyl bromid...

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Main Authors: Roman Yu. Peshkov, Elena V. Panteleeva, Wang Chunyan, Evgeny V. Tretyakov, Vitalij D. Shteingarts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2016-07-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.12.153