A recent publication in Chem. Commun. by Prof. Xueqin Cao and Prof. Hongwei Gu

Common metal of copper(0) as an efficient catalyst for preparation of nitriles and imines by controlling additives

Jiaqing Wang,a   Shuanglong Lu,a   Xueqin Cao*a (曹雪琴)and   Hongwei Gu*a (顾宏伟)

 

a Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China

 

Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 5637-5640

 

A novel, efficient, convenient and environmentally friendly approach for the synthesis of nitriles and imines from primary amines has been developed. Using commercially available red copper as the catalyst, ammonium bromide as the co-catalyst and molecular oxygen as the sole oxidant, nitriles and imines can be afforded in high yields through benzylic oxidation.

 

链接:

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2014/CC/C4CC01389A#!divAbstract