Conversion of α‐Amino Acids into Nitriles by Oxidative Decarboxylation with Trichloroisocyanuric Acid

@article{Hiegel2004ConversionO,
  title={Conversion of $\alpha$‐Amino Acids into Nitriles by Oxidative Decarboxylation with Trichloroisocyanuric Acid},
  author={G. A. Hiegel and Justin C. Lewis and J. Bae},
  journal={Synthetic Communications},
  year={2004},
  volume={34},
  pages={3449 - 3453}
}
Abstract Trichloroisocyanuric acid oxidation of α‐amino acids in water or methanol in the presence of pyridine produces nitriles with one less carbon in good yields and of high purity. 
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