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Synthesis of Nitriles from Aldoximes and Primary Amides Using XtalFluor-E
Keita, Massaba,Vandamme, Mathilde,Paquin, Jean-Fran?ois
, p. 3758 - 3766 (2015)
The dehydration reaction of aldoximes and amides for the synthesis of nitriles using [Et2NSF2]BF4 (XtalFluor-E) is described. Overall, the reaction proceeds rapidly (normally 1 h) at room temperature in an environmentally benign solvent (EtOAc) with only a slight excess of the dehydrating agent (1.1 equiv). A broad scope of nitriles can be prepared, including chiral nonracemic ones. In addition, in a number of cases, further purification of the nitrile after the workup was not required.
