Andrei Caracoti, R. Flowers
Apr 22, 2000
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Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Abstract The SmI 2 -mediated coupling of α-bromoacetonitrile and α-bromopropionitrile with aliphatic ketones and aldehydes produces β-hydroxynitriles in good yields. Reactions typically proceed with little diastereoselectivity, but selectivity enhancement occurs with the addition of tetra- n -hexylammonium bromide.