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α-Amino nitriles containing a primary amino group undergo transamination with aliphatic and aromatic amines under mild conditions with high yields. A probable reaction mechanism involving intermediate elimination of cyanide ion has been proposed.
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Original Russian Text © Yu.V. Popov, V.M. Mokhov, N.A. Tankabekyan, 2014, published in Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, 2014, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 29–32.
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Popov, Y.V., Mokhov, V.M. & Tankabekyan, N.A. Transamination of α-amino nitriles. Russ J Org Chem 50, 21–24 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1070428014010047
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