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The Chemistry of Acyl Cyanides
Author(s) -
Hünig Siegfried,
Schaller Rainer
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198200361
Subject(s) - cyanide , chemistry , cleavage (geology) , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , materials science , fracture (geology) , composite material
Through improved and novel syntheses, acyl cyanides—especially aliphatic acyl cyanides—have become so readily accessible that numerous synthetic applications present themselves. The present review surveys the development of the chemistry of the acyl cyanides during the last 25 years. The syntheses and most important reaction possibilities of RCOCN are outlined in four large schemes: reactions of the CO‐ and CN‐groups—in each case with preservation of the carbon skeletal framework—as well as acylations with cleavage of cyanide ions.