Claire Empel, Katharina J. Hock and Rene M. Koenigs
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2018,16, 7129-7133
DOI:
10.1039/C8OB01991F,
Communication
A continuous-flow protocol for the synthesis of diazo acetonitrile was developed. It was further applied in iron-catalysed insertion reactions of diazo acetonitrile into N–H and S–H bonds to yield valuable α-substituted acetonitrile, including gram-scale synthesis.