title: Cleavage of carbon-carbon triple bond: direct transformation of alkynes to nitriles.
abstract: A new cleavage reaction of carbon-carbon triple bonds proceeds efficiently with NIS and TMSN3, giving the corresponding nitriles in moderate to good yields.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hiroshima International University, 5-1-1 Hirokoshingai, Kure, Hiroshima 737-0112, Japan.
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishikura
authors.forename: Reiko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yanada
mesh_terms: D000480:Alkynes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D009570:Nitriles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000480:Alkynes; D009570:Nitriles; D002244:Carbon; D006046:Gold