Dinuclear {(salen)Al} Complexes Display Expanded Scope in the Conjugate Cyanation of α,β‐Unsaturated Imides

Al together: Covalently linked dinuclear {(salen)Al} complexes catalyze the conjugate cyanation of α,β-unsaturated imides with several orders of magnitude greater reactivity over the mononuclear analogue, and with comparable enantioselectivity. Imides that were completely unreactive with homo- and heterobimetallic combinations of mononuclear catalysts can now be converted into the corresponding cyanation products with high enantiomeric excess.