a Fluoroorganics Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500607, India b Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati 517502, India
Abstract:
An efficient method for the preparation of nitriles directly from aldehydes by reaction with AHA using Bi(OTf)3 as the catalyst is described. Bi(OTf)3 is shown to be an efficient catalyst also for the conversion of aldoximes into nitriles.