title: DBU-mediated metal-free oxidative cyanation of α-amino carbonyl compounds: using molecular oxygen as the oxidant.
abstract: A novel DBU-mediated oxidative cyanation of α-amino carbonyl compounds by using air as the sole oxidant was developed under mild metal-free conditions for the first time. The reaction involves a tandem oxidation/Strecker reaction/oxidation process and provides a new and efficient method for the construction of α-iminonitriles in good to high yields in a single step.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China. zhaoyl351@nenu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Pei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Xing-Lan
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Kan
authors.forename: Qun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yu-Long
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Zhao