title: An aerobic Cu-mediated practical approach to aromatic nitriles using cyanide anions as the nitrogen source.
abstract: A Cu-mediated cyanation of aryl methyl ketones using cyanide anions as the nitrogen source was achieved to provide aromatic nitriles in moderate to good yields. The reaction tolerates a variety of synthetically important functional groups.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources, State Ethnic Affairs Commission & Ministry of Education Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China. gulijun2005@126.com ganpeng_li@sina.com.cn.
authors.forename: Lijun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: New United Group Company Limited, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213166, China.
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources, State Ethnic Affairs Commission & Ministry of Education Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China. gulijun2005@126.com ganpeng_li@sina.com.cn.
authors.forename: Hongtao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources, State Ethnic Affairs Commission & Ministry of Education Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China. gulijun2005@126.com ganpeng_li@sina.com.cn.
authors.forename: Jiyan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources, State Ethnic Affairs Commission & Ministry of Education Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China. gulijun2005@126.com ganpeng_li@sina.com.cn.
authors.lastname: Ganpeng Li
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Bai Yao Group Innovation and R&D Center, China.
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang