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Katalysierte Nitrilreduktionen mit Natriumborhydrid
Author(s) -
Egli Robert A.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
helvetica chimica acta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.74
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1522-2675
pISSN - 0018-019X
DOI - 10.1002/hlca.19700530105
Subject(s) - chemistry , raney nickel , benzonitrile , sodium borohydride , benzylamine , catalysis , methanol , aqueous solution , nickel , catalytic hydrogenation , organic chemistry
The reduction of benzonitrile with sodium borohydride in aqueous methanol in the presence of Raney nickel as a catalyst provides high yields of benzylamine as compared with the known low yields in the absence of Raney nickel. An explanation is proposed. Butyronitrile gives similar good yields of n ‐butylamine.