The conversion of unbranched primary alkyl and arylalkyl amines to nitriles by means of lead tetraacetate

Abstract

The only amino compounds oxidized so far with lead tetroacetate were primary aromatic amines, which gave mainly the corresponding azo compounds(1), and some tertiary aryldialkyl amines, which in glacial acetic acid in the presence of acetic acid anhydride underwent oxidative dealkylation with the formation of acetylated secondary amines (2)