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Transformation of Nitrile to Cyanide and Aldehyde Using a Cobalt(II) Complex and Dioxygen
Author(s) -
Müller Jörg,
Würtele Christian,
Walter Olaf,
Schindler Siegfried
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200701408
Subject(s) - nitrile , cyanide , cobalt , aldehyde , methylamine , chemistry , carbon atom , medicinal chemistry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , ring (chemistry)
Canning a carbon : During oxidation with O 2 , the cobalt(II) complex [Co(salmdpt)] (salmdptH 2 =bis[3‐(salicylideneimino)‐propyl]methylamine) reacts with a nitrile substrate to form the cyanide complex [Co(salmdpt)CN] (see structure) and the corresponding aldehyde, which contains one less carbon atom than the starting nitrile.