title: Direct oxidative conversion of methylarenes into aromatic nitriles.
abstract: A variety of methylarenes were successfully converted into the corresponding aromatic nitriles in good to moderate yields by the treatment with NBS or DBDMH in the presence of a catalytic amount of AIBN or BPO, followed by the reaction with molecular iodine in aq NH3 in a one-pot procedure. The present reaction is a useful and practical transition-metal-free method for the preparation of aromatic nitriles from methylarenes.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Yayoi-cho 1-33, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: Yuhsuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawagoe
authors.forename: Katsuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moriyama
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Togo