Abstract
Reaction of benzaldehyde with ethyl cyanoformate in the presence of Lewis acidic Ti(IV) complexes of bispyridylamide or salen ligands and Lewis basic amines affords the O-alkoxycarbonylated cyanohydrin. In the presence of the salen-based catalytic system, acetyl cyanide can also be added to benzaldehyde, providing a highly enantioselective direct route to the O-acetylated cyanohydrin.
Conference
IUPAC International Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis (OMCOS-13), International Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Toward Organic Synthesis, OMCOS, Organometallic Chemistry Directed Toward Organic Synthesis, 13th, Geneva, Switzerland, 2005-07-17–2005-07-21
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