title: Iridium-catalyzed ring cleavage reaction of cyclobutanone O-benzoyloximes providing nitriles.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Iridium-catalyzed ring cleavage reaction of cyclobutanone O-benzoyloximes in the presence of 9,10-dihydroanthracene and potassium carbonate proceeds to give saturated nitriles via C-C bond fission at the sterically more hindered site.
authors.affiliation: Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8510, Japan. takahiro@scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshinaka
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishiguchi
authors.forename: Yasunari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Sakae
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uemura