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Indexed by: Journal Article

Date of Publication: 2018-03-01

Journal: ASIAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Included Journals: SCIE

Volume: 7

Issue: 3,SI

Page Number: 550-553

ISSN: 2193-5807

Key Words: arenes; aromatic nitriles; C-H activation; cyanation; manganese

Abstract: A manganese-catalyzed C-H cyanation reaction of arenes has been developed using N-cyano-N-(4-methoxy)phenyl-p-toluenesulfonamide as the cyanating agent. The reaction proceeds smoothly with high regioselectivity to provide monocyanated products in satisfactory yields.