State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Abstract:
A continuous-flow synthesis of nitriles by Schmidt reaction has been developed. Using this procedure, a variety of aldehydes could be smoothly transformed into the desired nitriles in good to excellent yields. The mild reaction conditions and the flowing reaction system greatly improved the safety and make the reaction easy to scale up.