PAPER	Synthesis 2003: 0243-0246 DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-36830
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Graphite as an Efficient Catalyst for One-Step Conversion of Aldehydes into Nitriles in Dry Media
Hashem Sharghi*, Mona Hosseini Sarvari
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71454, Iran e-Mail: shashem@chem.susc.ac.ir;
Received 29 July 2002

Abstract

Graphite is found to promote the conversion of aldehydes into nitriles in high yields.

Key words

nitriles - aldehydes - graphite - solvent-free conditions - one-step procedure