Cyanide, hydrogen lithium aluminum

High yields of optically active cyanohydrins have been prepared from hydrogen cyanide and carbonyl compounds using an enzyme as catalyst. Reduction of these optically active cyanohydrins with lithium aluminum hydride in ether affords the corresponding substituted, optically active ethanolamine (5) (see Alkanolamines). 

Mecamylamine Mecamylamine, M2,3,3-tetramethylnorboman-2-ylamine (14.2. 2), is synthesized from 2,3,3-trimethylnorbomen-2, which is reacted in a Ritter reaction conditions with hydrogen cyanide in concentrated snlfuric acid, giving 2,3,3-trimethylnorbor-nan-2-ylformylamine (14.2.1), the reduction of which by lithium aluminum hydride leads to mecamylamine (14.2.2) [32,33]. 

By contrast, addition of hydrogen cyanide to J -pyrrolines yields stable nitriles, which are reduced by lithium aluminum hydride to diamines and can be saponified to acids318 (Scheme 14). 

Formation and Reduction of Nitriles Like the azide ion, cyanide ion (- C=N ) is a good Sn2 nucleophile it displaces leaving groups from unhindered primary and secondary alkyl halides and tosylates. The product is a nitrile (R—C=N), which has no tendency to react further. Nitriles are reduced to primary amines by lithium aluminum hydride or by catalytic hydrogenation. 

Tetrahydropyridazines with unsubstituted NH groups behave as secondary amines the double bond has been hydrogenated with lithium aluminum hydride and addition of hydrogen cyanide is known. Oxidation of 3,6-diphenyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-pyridazine with lead dioxide results in aromatization. ... 

Dichloro(l, 3-propanediyl)platinum and its bis(pyridine) derivative have been studied by a number of authors. Dichloro(l,3-propanediyl)platinum, and the corresponding substituted 1,3-propanediyl platinum compounds release the parent cyclopropane on treatment with potassium cyanide, potassium iodide, a tertiary phosphine, carbon monoxide, and other ligands.2,6 Reduction by means of hydrogen or lithium aluminum hydride yields chiefly isomeric substituted propanes. Dichlorobis(pyridine)(l,3-propanediyl)platinum in refluxing benzene yields a pyridinium ylid complex, - (CH3CH2CHNC5Hs)-PtpyCla. 

For the synthesis of 13-hydroxysparteine the starting material was a-picoline iV-oxide (CXVIII) which was nitrated and the nitro group then replaced by benzyloxy. The action of acetic anhydride induced the Boekelheide rearrangement to the acetoxymethyl derivative CXIX. The latter, via the alcohol, the chloride, the cyanide, and the ester, was condensed with ethyl hydroxymethylenepyridylacetate to the quinol-izone CXX, hydrogenation and reduction of which with lithium aluminum hydride gave a separable mixture of hydroxysparteines. The... 

The reaction of ( )-3,3-dimethyl-l-butene-l,2-r/2 with hydrogen cyanide and of ( )-3,3-dimethyl-l-butene-l-d2 with deuterium cyanide stereospecifically proceeds in a cis fashion with Pd(Diop)2 used as the catalyst precursor20,24. The stereochemistry of the products is verified by NMR and characterization of the thiourea derivatives of the corresponding amine obtained with lithium aluminum deuteride. No //wu-addition products exceeding a limit of 5-10% can be detected. 

Some examples of procedures that clearly require a fully equipped lab follow A typical synthesis works up the appropriately substituted nitrostyrene or nitropropene, which is sometimes a long procedure. This product is then reduced with lithium aluminum hydride in a diethyl ether solution under a helium atmosphere. Intermediate products are often purified by distillation under a vacuum. Some reactions generate noxious gasses such as hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen chloride, or hydrogen cyanide. 

The cyanide ion is also an important synthon, but this time for [HjNCHj ] rather than ammonia. As well as adding nitrogen, the carbon chain is extended by one unit. The carbon-nitrogen triple bond can be reduced either by catalytic hydrogenation or reduction with lithium aluminum hydride (Figure 22.8). 

Write the formula for each of the following compounds (a) hydrogen iodide, (b) calcium chloride, (c) lithium oxide, (d) silver nitrate, (e) iron(II) sulfide, (/) aluminum chloride, (g) ammonium sulfate, (h) zinc carbonate, (/) iron(lll) oxide, ( ) sodium phosphate, (k) iron(H) acetate, (/) ammonium cyanide, and (m) copper(II) chloride. 

SAFETY PROFILE A highly corrosive irritant to the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes. Mildly toxic by inhalation, Explosive reaction with alcohols + hydrogen cyanide, potassium permanganate, sodium (with aqueous HCl), tetraselenium tetranitride. Ignition on contact with aluminum-titanium alloys (with HCl vapor), fluorine, hexa-lithium disilicide, metal acetylides or carbides (e.g., cesium acetylide, rubidium ace-tylide). Violent reaction with 1,1-difluoro-ethylene. Vigorous reaction with aluminum, chlorine + dinitroanilines (evolves gas). Potentially dangerous reaction with sulfuric acid releases HCl gas. Adsorption of the acid onto silicon dioxide is exothermic. See also HYDROGEN CHLORIDE (AEROSOL) and HYDROCHLORIC ACID. 

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