Benzonitriles reduction with lithium

The photochemical cyclization of anthranilonitriles (190 Section 4.04.2.1.2) yields indazoles (72CC126). Reduction of o-benzonitrile with lithium aluminum hydride yields indazole (75ACS(B)1089). 2-Aminoindazole (576) has been prepared in 94% yield from (574) via the o-phthaloyl derivative (575 = o-phthaloyl) (72JOC2351). Similarly, treatment... 

Phase-transfer addition (c/. Vol. 6, p. 31) of dibromocarbene to carvone and reduction to a monobromo-ketone by tributyltin hydride, or to a dibromo-alcohol with lithium aluminium hydride, is reported/ 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition of acetonitrile oxide occurs exclusively at the exocyclic double bond in limonene to give (155 R = Me, X = Hi), whereas isoxazoline formation with carvone yields (155 R = Me, X —O) and the isomeric product from attack at the C-6 double bond benzonitrile oxide, however, only yields (155 R = Ph, X = 0 or NOH). A re-investigation of aqueous chlorination of a -terpineol indicates that the diequator-ial chlorohydrin (156) and the corresponding diaxial chlorohydrin are the major... 

The electronic nature of the coupling partners could be reversed by introducing a boronic acid fragment on the benzonitrile, such as boronic acid 22c, and affecting the coupling with an aryl triflate of pyridinium bromide. Because the aryl boronate could be prepared using the aryl lithium in the presence of triisopropyl borate, this would obviate the need for the expensive pinacol diborane. Reduction of the intermediate pyridine or tetrahydropyridines would provide the desired products (see Scheme 5.8). 

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