1-Cyanoimidazole as a Mild and Efficient Electrophilic Cyanating Agent.
A mild and high-yielding cyanating reaction of amine, sulfur, and carbanion nucleophiles is reported here using 1-cyanoimidazole as an electrophilic cyanating agent.
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Department of Research, Guilford Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 6611 Tributary Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21224.
Limburg
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Wilkinson
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Hamilton
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