Chemistry Letters, Vol.38, No.4, 336-337, 2009
Dibutyltin Dibromide-catalyzed Trimethylsilylcyanation of Aldehydes and Imines
Dibutyltin dibromide efficiently catalyzes addition of trimethylsilyl cyanide to aldehydes and aldimines. Various trirnethylsilylated cyanohydrins and alpha-aminonitriles are obtained in moderate to high yield' by this method.