A norbornene-mediated palladium-catalyzed tandem alkylation/cyanation sequence is described in which an alkyl-aryl bond and a nitrile-aryl bond are formed in one pot. A variety of sterically hindered, five-, six-, and seven-membered ring benzonitriles were synthesized in good yields from easily accessible starting materials.
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