Citation: Jia-Qian Ye, Zhen-Lei Zhang, Zheng-Gen Zha, Zhi-Yong Wang. A green and efficient access to aryl nitriles via an electrochemical anodic oxidation[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2014, 25(8): 1112-1114. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2014.04.024 shu

A green and efficient access to aryl nitriles via an electrochemical anodic oxidation

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Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

Corresponding author: Zheng-Gen Zha, Zhi-Yong Wang,
Received Date: 3 March 2014
Available Online: 2 April 2014
Fund Project: This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 2127222, 91213303, 21172205, J1030412). (Nos. 2127222, 91213303, 21172205, J1030412)

The nitrile functionality is a key building block in synthetic chemistry, and has wide applications in pharmaceuticals. However, traditional methodologies for the synthesis of nitriles are limited to harsh reaction conditions. Herein, we report a new and efficient access to aryl nitriles by an electrochemical synthesis. Compared with the conventional synthetic methods, this electrochemical synthesis is more environmentally friendly and easier to handle.
- Eletrochemistry,
- Anodic oxidation,
- Aryl nitrile
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