Yoshiaki Nakao

Denitrative Cyanation of Nitroalkanes by Nucleophilic Substitution through Anion–Radical Coupling

Abstract We report a photocatalytic denitrative cyanation to directly convert nitroalkanes into nitriles under mild conditions. The reaction proceeds rapidly under blue LED irradiation and exhibits broad functional-group tolerance. Mechanistic investigations support an anion–radi...