Abstract
Abstract An active nickel catalyst prepared in situ from a Ni(II) compound, phosphine ligand, and zinc powder was found to be an efficient catalyst system for the hydrocyanation of various alkenes using acetone cyanohydrin as a safer cyano source. The combination of NiCl2·6H2O and 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane was the most efficient catalyst precursor in DMF. Under the optimized conditions, various styrenes, heterocyclic alkenes, and aliphatic alkenes were converted to their corresponding nitriles in excellent yields.
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