
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bagnell, L 
A1  - Jeffery, EA 
A1  - Meisters, A 
A1  - Mole, T 
T1  - A new conversion of nitriles into acetyl compounds: Nickel-catalysed methylation by trimethylaluminium
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1974
VL  - 27
IS  - 12
SP  - 2577
EP  - 2582
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9742577 
N2  - Nickel acetylacetonate catalyses the methylation of nitriles by trimethylaluminium. Methylation occurs in hydrocarbon solvent at near ambient temperature to give, upon hydrolysis, acetyl compounds (RCN &#8594; RCOMe). The following nitriles have been converted into acetyl compounds in moderate to good yields: benzonitrile, dodecyl cyanide, benzyl cyanide, diphenylacetonitrile, p-chlorobenzo-nitrile and glutaronitrile. Side reactions of the ketenimide formation-and- condensation type appear to occur less than with methyllithium and methyl Grignard reagents. 
ER  -

