1. School of Pharmacy , Xinxiang Medical University , Xinxiang , Henan , China;2. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xinxiang University , Xinxiang , Henan , China
Abstract:
Abstract The direct α-thiocyanation of ketones with ammonium thiocyanate has been achieved using pyridinium hydrobromide perbromide under mild and neutral conditions to produce α-ketothiocyanates in excellent yields and with high selectivity.