A New Synthesis of Nitriles from N-Methoxy Imidoyl Bromides by Photolysis

Abstract

N-Methoxy imidoyl bromides are synthesized in one-pot from the carboxylic acids with methoxyamine and triphenylphosphine-tetrabromomethane. Photolysis of them leads to formation of the corresponding nitriles in high yield without affecting functional groups sensitive to ordinary dehydrating and halogenating reagents.