H. Firouzabadi*, A. Sardarian, H. Badparva
Mar 1, 1994
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Synthetic Communications
Abstract
Abstract Benzyl alcohols react selectively with different nitriles in the presence of a catalytic amount of boron trifluoride and produce amides in high yields. Deactivated p-nitrobenzyl, allylic, primary, secondary, and tertiary saturated alcohols do not react.