Efficient Microwave‐Assisted Cyanation of Aryl Bromide

Abstract

Aryl nitriles were easily prepared from the corresponding bromides and copper cyanide in good yields through microwave‐accelerated Rosenmund–von Braun reaction in N‐methylpyrrolidinone (NMP) under ambient pressure.

Keywords:

• Microwave irradiation
• Cyanation
• Aryl bromide
• Aryl nitriles

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by Ministry of Education P.R.C. and East China University of Science and Technology.