Synlett 2020; 31(16): 1629-1633
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1707218
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Palladium-Catalyzed Cyanation under Mild Conditions: A Case Study to Discover Appropriate Substrates among Halides and Pseudohalides

Autoren

  • Merla Arjuna Rajendra

    a   Department of Chemistry, SSIT, Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education, Tumkur-572107, Karnataka, India   eMail: sunilk999@gmail.com
  • K. Sunil

    a   Department of Chemistry, SSIT, Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education, Tumkur-572107, Karnataka, India   eMail: sunilk999@gmail.com
  • Ayyiliath Meleveetil Sajith

    b   School of Chemical Sciences, Kannur University, Payyanur Campus, P.O. Edat-670327 Kannur, Kerala, India
    c   Ortin laboratories Pvt. Ltd, Malkapur Village, Choutuppal Mandal, Hyderabad, Telangana-508252, India
  • Muthipeedika Nibin Joy

    d   Innovation Center for Chemical and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Institute of Chemical Technology, Ural Federal University, 19 Mira Street, Yekaterinburg, 620002, Russian Federation
  • Vasiliy A. Bakulev

    e   TOS Department, Ural Federal University, 19 Mira Street, Yekaterinburg, 620002, Russian Federation
  • Karickal Raman Haridas

    b   School of Chemical Sciences, Kannur University, Payyanur Campus, P.O. Edat-670327 Kannur, Kerala, India

The authors are thankful to Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education and Karnataka Council for Technological Upgradation (KCTU) for rendering all the facilities to carry out the research work. Vasiliy Bakulev is thankful to the Russian Science Foundation (Grant No. 18-13-00161).
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Publikationsverlauf

Received: 02. Juni 2020

Accepted after revision: 03. Juli 2020

Publikationsdatum:
07. August 2020 (online)


Graphical Abstract

Abstract

A case study has been effectively carried out to identify a suitable substrate among halides and pseudohalides for the palladium-catalyzed cyanation reactions under mild conditions. Among the various substrates considered for evaluation, aryl pentafluorobenzenesulfonates and nonaflates were identified to be the best substrates when compared to corresponding halides and pseudohalides. The substoichiometric use of nontoxic, environmentally benign potassium hexacyanoferrate as a cyanide source and exceptionally milder conditions further highlights the significance of the protocol developed. A wide range of electronically biased and sterically challenging substrates provided the corresponding the nitriles in good to excellent yields.

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