Alexander M. Nauth and Till Opatz
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2019,17, 11-23
DOI:
10.1039/C8OB02140F,
Review Article
The present review gives an overview over non-toxic cyanation agents and cyanide sources used in the synthesis of structurally diverse products containing the nitrile function. Nucleophilic as well as electrophilic agents/systems that transfer the entire CN-group were taken in consideration. Reactions in which a preexisting carbon functionality is transformed into a nitrile function by addition of nitrogen are however not covered here.