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Synlett 2000; 2000(10): 1452-1454
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-7622
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Cesium Catalyzed Addition of Nitriles to Alkynes

Christopher Koradin* , Alain Rodriguez, Paul Knochel
  • *Department Chemie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstrasse 5-13, 81377 München, Germany; E-mail: paul.knochel@cup.uni-muenchen.de
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31 December 2000 (online)

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Benzylic cyanides add in the presence of a catalytic amount of cesium alkoxides in NMP inter- and intramolecularly to various acetylenes providing functionalized olefines with good regio- and stereoselectivities (E : Z ratios up to 99 : 1).

cesium alkoxides - cyclization - addition reaction - stereoselective synthesis

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