Preparation of ketones from nitriles and phosphoranes.
The preparation of a ketone from a phosphorane and a nitrile is described. The workup conditions are mild, and the yields are high. The unreacted starting materials can easily be recovered.
Taber
Douglass F
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA. taberdf@udel.edu
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D007659:Ketones / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009570:Nitriles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010753:Phosphoranes / Q000737:chemistry*
D007659:Ketones; D009570:Nitriles; D010753:Phosphoranes