Synlett 2003(2): 0262-0264
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-36779
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Organic Reactions in Water: Highly Rapid CAN Mediated One-Pot Synthesis of Nitriles from Aldehydes under Mild Conditions

B. P. Bandgar*, S. S. Makone
Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory, School of Chemical Sciences, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Vishnupuri, Nanded-431 606, India
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Received 2 December 2002
Publication Date:
22 January 2003 (online)

Abstract

A variety of aliphatic and aromatic nitriles were prepared from the corresponding aldehydes in high yield in a direct one pot and rapid process using ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) in amonia-water under mild conditions.

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(14)(3,4,5-Triacetoxy)pentanenitrile (15): [α]D 25 7.3 (c 2.6, CHCl3). IR (neat): 2265cm-1. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 2.1 (s, 3 H, COCH3), 2.15 (s, 3 H, COCH3), 2.18 (s, 3 H, COCH3), 2.6-2.7 (m, 2 H, CH2CN), 4.15 (dd, J = 12.2 and 4.5 Hz, 1 H), 4.35 (dd, J = 12.2 and 3.3 Hz, 1 H), 5.2-5.3 (m, 2 H, CH2O). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 17 (CH2), 21 (2 × CH3), 22.5 (CH3), 62.3(CH2), 65.7 (CH), 72.1 (CH), 123.2 (C), 171.4 (C), 171.8 (C), 172.1 (C). Anal. Calcd for C11H15O6N (257.24): C, 51.36; H, 5.88; N, 5, 45. Found: C, 51.41; H, 5.71; N, 5.49.