Palladium-catalyzed cyanation of aryl and heteroaryl iodides with copper(I) cyanide

Abstract

The palladium-catalyzed cyanation of aryl and heteroaryl iodides or bromides using copper(I) cyanide as a cyano group source afforded the corresponding aryl and heteroaryl cyanides in good yields.

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