Direct Synthesis of Nitriles from Aldehydes Using Chloramine-T/KI in Aqueous Ammonia

Abstract A convenient method for direct conversion of aldehydes into nitriles has been developed using chloramine-T/KI in aqueous ammonia. [Supplementary materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Synthetic Communications® for the following free supplemental resource: Full experimental and spectral details.] GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

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