A novel approach to aryl or alkenyl nitriles from benzyl and allyl halides has been developed. A tandem TBAB-catalyzed substitution and the subsequent novel oxidative rearrangement are involved in ...

The reaction conditions were further optimized with n -hexyl phenyl ether (1b, Table 1). The elevated boiling point (22) of 1b is advantageous for facile tracking of 1b and the products diarylamine 3b ...