Paired Electrolysis for Decarboxylative Cyanation: 4-CN-Pyridine, a Versatile Nitrile Source

Gadde Sathish Kumar, Prashant S. Shinde, Haifeng Chen, Krishnamoorthy Muralirajan, Rajesh Kancherla, Magnus Rueping*

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Abstract

A decarboxylative cyanation of amino acids under paired electrochemical reaction conditions has been developed. 4-CN-pyridine was found to be a new and effective cyanation reagent under catalyst-free conditions. Mechanistic studies support a nucleophilic reaction pathway, and the cyanation protocol can be applied to diverse substrates including N,N-dialkyl aniline and indole derivatives.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6357-6363
Number of pages7
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume24
Issue number35
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 9 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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