Tetraethylammonium cyanide gives a 1 : 1 adduct with carbon dioxide which can be used for the simultaneous addition of cyanide ion and a carboxy-group to the double bond of an activated olefin. The limitations of this synthesis, due to the reversibility of some of the steps involved in certain cases, are discussed.
D. A. White, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1976, 1926 DOI: 10.1039/P19760001926
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