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Robust and efficient, yet uncatalyzed, synthesis of trialkylsilyl-protected cyanohydrins from ketones
Cabirol, Fabien L.,Lim, Angela E. C.,Hanefeld, Ulf,Sheldon, Roger A.,Lyapkalo, Ilya M.
, p. 2446 - 2449 (2008/09/19)
(Chemical Equation Presented) High-yielding cyanosilylation of ketones with NaCN and various chlorotrialkylsilanes in DMSO proceeds smoothly without catalysis to give silyl-protected ketone cyanohydrins. The unique role of DMSO consists in rendering naked