Haiges R, Baxter AF, Goetz NR, Axhausen JA, Soltner T, Kornath A, Christe KO. Protonation of nitriles: isolation and characterization of alkyl- and arylnitrilium ions.
Dalton Trans 2016;
45:8494-9. [DOI:
10.1039/c6dt01301e]
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Abstract
The reactions of acetonitrile, propionitrile, butyronitrile, N,N-dimethylaminoacetonitrile, benzonitrile, o-tolunitrile and 1,4-dicyanobenzene with HF/AsF5 or HF/SbF5 in anhydrous HF result in protonation of the nitrile.
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