title: Copper-catalyzed cyanation of arenes using benzyl nitrile as a cyanide anion surrogate.
abstract: The copper-catalyzed cyanation of arenes using benzyl nitrile as a cyanide anion surrogate furnishes aromatic nitriles in moderate to good yields. The cascade process involves a copper-catalyzed aerobic C-H oxidation, a retro-cyanohydrination, and a copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidative C-H functionalization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, PR China.
authors.forename: Jisong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Qiaodong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yanguang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang