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Nitrogenation Strategy for the Synthesis of Nitriles

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Nitrogenation Strategy for the Synthesis of N-containing Compounds

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In this chapter, the recent developments of facile nitrile synthesis via N atom incorporation are summarized. Simple hydrocarbons, such as alkenes, and alkynes, have been converted to nitriles through C–H/C–C bond cleavage. Mechanistic studies and investigations of substrate scope in this nitrogenation strategy exhibit its broad application in chemistry community.

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Wang, T., Jiao, N. (2017). Nitrogenation Strategy for the Synthesis of Nitriles. In: Jiao, N. (eds) Nitrogenation Strategy for the Synthesis of N-containing Compounds. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2813-7_4

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