title: Ligand-free palladium-catalyzed cyanation of aryl halides.
abstract: [reaction: see text] A practical, ligand-free cyanation of aryl bromides that utilizes as little as 0.1 mol % Pd(OAc)(2) in combination with a nontoxic cyanide source, M(4)[Fe(CN)(6)] (M = K, Na), is described. The reactions are performed in DMAC at 120 degrees C and provide the corresponding aryl nitrile in 83-96% yield, typically in less than 5 h. TON values of up to 7100 were attained.
authors.affiliation: Department of Process Research, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, USA. steven_weissman@merck.com
authors.forename: Steven A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Weissman
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zewge
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen