Doug Thompson, P. Reeves
May 1, 1983
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Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
Abstract
Phenylacetonitrile can be condensed with N-substituted-bis(2-chloroethyl)amines in aqueous sodium hydroxide solution to produce N-substituted-4-cyano-4-phenylpiperidines. Hexadecyltributylphosphonium bromide is an effective catalyst for this phase-transfer reaction.