Iron(II)-catalyzed direct cyanation of arenes with aryl(cyano)iodonium triflates.
A direct oxidative cyanation of arenes under Fe(II) catalysis with 3,5-di(trifluoromethyl)phenyl(cyano)iodonium triflate (DFCT) as the cyanating agent has been developed. The reaction is applicable to wide range of aromatic substrates, including polycyclic structures and heteroaromatic compounds.
Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS) and Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871 (China).
Zhibin
Z
Shu
Wenzhi
W
Ji
Xi
X
Wang
Yujing
Y
Zhou
Yan
Y
Zhang
Jianbo
J
Wang
aromatic substitution; aryl nitriles; cyanation; hypervalent iodine; iron catalysis