Wei Su, Tian-Jun Gong, Bin Xiao and Yao Fu
Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 11848-11851
DOI:
10.1039/C4CC09790D,
Communication
Rh(III)-catalyzed direct vinylic C–H cyanation reaction has been developed as a practical method for the synthesis of alkenyl nitriles. N-Cyano-N-phenyl-p-methylbenzenesulfonamide (NCTS), a user-friendly cyanation reagent, was used in the transformation. Both acrylamides and ketoximes can be employed in the new C–H cyanation process.