Indium Trifluoride - A Lewis Acid Catalyst For The Addition Of TMSCN To Aldehydes In Water

Authors:
  • TLTeck-Peng Loh
    Teck-Peng Loh
  • KXKai-Chen Xu
    Kai-Chen Xu
  • DHDiana Sook-Chiang Ho
    Diana Sook-Chiang Ho
  • KSKeng-Yeow Sim
    Keng-Yeow Sim
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Abstract
Indium trifluoride promoted chemoselective additions of TMSCN to various aldehydes in water gave the respective cyanohydrins in good yields.