Iron-catalysed carbene-transfer reactions of diazo acetonitrile†
Abstract
A continuous-flow protocol for the synthesis of diazo acetonitrile was developed. It was further applied in iron-catalysed insertion reactions of diazo acetonitrile into N–H and S–H bonds to yield valuable α-substituted acetonitrile, including gram-scale synthesis.
- This article is part of the themed collection: Carbenes in Organic Synthesis