Liu, Huijun published the artcileHighly chemoselective and efficient Strecker reaction of aldehydes with TMSCN catalyzed by MgI2 etherate under solvent-free conditions, Recommanded Product: 2-(2-Chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyacetonitrile, the publication is Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements (2019), 194(9), 933-936, database is CAplus.
Strecker reaction of various substituted aromatic aldehydes, heteroaromatic aldehydes, aliphatic aldehydes and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes with trimethylsilyl cyanide (TMSCN) was realized in the presence of 5 mol % of MgI2 etherate in a mild, efficient and highly chemoselective manner under solvent-free conditions.
Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements published new progress about 13312-84-0. 13312-84-0 belongs to nitriles-buliding-blocks, auxiliary class Chloride,Nitrile,Benzene,Alcohol,Benzene Compounds, name is 2-(2-Chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyacetonitrile, and the molecular formula is C8H6ClNO, Recommanded Product: 2-(2-Chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyacetonitrile.
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