Kazuma Matsunaga, Ryusei Endo, Kokoro Nagasawa
Jan 20, 2022
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The Journal of organic chemistry
Abstract
A method is described for synthesizing succinonitrile derivatives bearing alkyl or aryl substituents from cyanohydrin derivatives using low-valent titanium. The active species in this reaction is proposed to be a resonance hybrid of the TiIV nitrile enolate and TiIII alkyl radical.