The application of NH4SCN as a nontoxic cyanide source for the divergent Strecker synthesis of aminonitriles and iminonitriles†
Abstract
The reaction of arylaldehydes and arylamines with NH4SCN in the presence of TBHP led to a divergent Strecker synthesis of aminonitriles and iminonitriles. The striking feature of this modified Strecker reaction is the application of nontoxic NH4SCN as the cyanide source.