Carboxylate assistance proved to be the key for the success of efficient cobalt(III)-catalyzed C-H cyanations. Thus, an in situ generated cationic cobalt complex was identified as a versatile catalyst for the site-selective synthesis of various aromatic and heteroaromatic nitriles with ample substrate scope.
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Li et al. (2014) studied this question.