Ya Liu, Rui Li and Bing Yu
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024,22, 196-201
DOI:
10.1039/D3OB01771K,
Review Article
Tosyl cyanide is a commonly used reagent for cyanation and sulfonylation in organic synthesis and pharmaceutical chemistry. The photocatalytic transformations of tosyl cyanide are generally conducted under mild conditions. This minireview summarizes the recent progress of radical-involved transformations of tosyl cyanide via photo-induced cyanation or sulfonylcyanation.