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A palladium-catalyzed cyanation of alkenyl halides using acetone cyanohydrin is described. A number of structurally diverse alkenylic nitrile containing compounds was prepared in one step under optimized conditions. The reaction proved to be efficient, chemoselective, easy to perform, and tolerant of a number of functional groups.
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