title: Preparation of ketones from nitriles and phosphoranes.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA. taberdf@udel.edu
authors.forename: Douglass F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Taber
authors.forename: Lisi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D007659:Ketones / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009570:Nitriles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010753:Phosphoranes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007659:Ketones; D009570:Nitriles; D010753:Phosphoranes