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Chemoselective Alkylations with N- and C-Metalated Nitriles
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Chemoselective Alkylations with N- and C-Metalated Nitriles

Xun Yang, Dinesh Nath and Fraser F. Fleming
Organic letters, v 17(19), pp 4906-4909
02 Oct 2015
PMID: 26390098

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Chemistry Chemistry, Organic Physical Sciences Science & Technology
Metalated nitriles exhibit complementary chemoselectivities in electrophilic alkylations. N-Lithiated or C-magnesiated nitriles can be prepared from the same nitrile precursor and selectively reacted with a 1:1 mixture of methyl cyanoformate and benzyl bromide or bifunctional electrophiles through chemoselective attack onto either an alkyl halide or a carbonyl electrophile. A mechanistic explanation for the chemoselectivity preferences is provided that rests on the structural and complexation differences between N- and C-metalated nitriles.

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