title: Intramolecular nucleophilic addition of an organorhodium(I) to a nitrile.
abstract: Nucleophilic addition of an organorhodium(I) to a cyano group has been observed for the first time in the rhodium-catalysed reaction of cyano-substituted alkynes with arylboronic acids. The higher reactivity of a cyano group relative to an alkoxycarbonyl group toward an organorhodium(I) species is demonstrated by an intramolecular example.
authors.affiliation: Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakazawa
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murakami