S. Maeda, N. Horikawa, Y. Obora
Dec 18, 2009
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The Journal of organic chemistry
Abstract
A facile direct synthesis of (E)-alpha-cyanocinnamaldehydes from acrylonitrile and benzaldehydes is successfully achieved in a mixed solvent of EtOH/AcOH by Pd(OAc)(2)/HPMoV/FeCl(3)/O(2) catalyst system. The reaction was found to proceed via the cross-aldol condensation of diethyl acetal derived from acrylonitrile with aldehydes.