Direct transformation of nitriles to cyanide using chloride anion as catalyst.

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State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.

Published: February 2024


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A simple method is explored for the scission of C-CN bonds into aldehyde and CN in air. The transformation was mediated by chloride anions. The cyanide anions were extracted from the reaction solution to form (EtN)[Zn(CN)] and (EtN)[Ni(CN)]. A chloride-induced reaction mechanism is proposed based on experimental studies and DFT calculations. This work might guide the study of halogen catalysts for C-C bond cleavage.

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