Copper-catalyzed three-component oxycyanation of alkenes†
Abstract
A copper-catalyzed, three-component reaction for the direct oxycyanation of various alkenes with aryl diacyl peroxides and trimethylsilyl cyanide has been developed. Both unactivated alkenes and styrenes are reliable substrates and produce β-cyanohydrin derivatives. An asymmetric version of this reaction has been conducted and proceeds well.
- This article is part of the themed collection: FOCUS: Radical-involved chemical transformations