title: Copper-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-coupling of cinnamic acids and ACCN via single electron transfer.
abstract: A novel and convenient method for the synthesis of β,γ-unsaturated nitriles using ACCN (1,1'-azobis(cyclohexane-1-carbonitrile)) as a cyano source was described. This reaction was amenable to a broad range of substrates and provided the desired β,γ-unsaturated nitriles containing an all-carbon quaternary carbon center in moderate yields with high selectivity via single electron transfer and decarboxylation.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China. hmhuang@licp.cas.cn.
authors.forename: Bao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yinjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hanmin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huang