The Nitrile Functionality as a Directing Group in the Palladium-Catalysed Addition of Aryl Boronic Acids to Alkynes

Title: The Nitrile Functionality as a Directing Group in the Palladium-Catalysed Addition of Aryl Boronic Acids to Alkynes

Volume: 7 Issue: 1

Author(s): Arantxa Rodriguez and Wesley J. Moran

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Keywords: Palladium, catalysis, nitrile, directing-group, hydroarylation

Abstract: The nitrile group is shown to direct the palladium-catalysed hydroarylation of internal alkynes bearing a pendant nitrile with boronic acids.

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Rodriguez Arantxa and Moran J. Wesley, The Nitrile Functionality as a Directing Group in the Palladium-Catalysed Addition of Aryl Boronic Acids to Alkynes, Letters in Organic Chemistry 2010; 7 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157017810790533931