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Nitriles

Known as: NITRILE, Nitriles [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Organic compounds containing the -CN radical. The concept is distinguished from CYANIDES, which denotes inorganic salts of HYDROGEN CYANIDE.
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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
A radical anti-Markovnikov addition of alkyl nitriles to simple alkenes via selective sp(3) C-H bond functionalization.
An efficient hydrocyanoalkylation of unactivated alkenes with alkyl nitriles was developed. Through this free-radical-initiated… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
A Highly Efficient Ruthenium Catalyst for Metathesis Reactions
  • Grela
  • 2002
  • Corpus ID: 30285
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Oligothiophenes End-Capped by Nitriles. Preparation and Crystal Structures of α,ω-Dicyanooligothiophenes NC(C4H2S)nCN (n = 3−6)
The synthesis of dicyanooligothiophenes NC(C4H2S)nCN (n = 3−6) is reported. For n = 3, 4, and 5 the dinitriles are generated by… 
1994
1994
Synthesis of heterocyclic natural products: Model studies towards diazonamide A
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Application of nitrite converting enzymes for the production of useful compounds
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1986
1986
Utilization of Aliphatic Amides and Nitriles by Nocardia rhodochrous LL100-21
Summary: A wide range of nitriles and amides act as carbon and/or nitrogen sources for Nocardia rhodochrous LL100-21. Growth on a… 
1981
1981
Palladium-catalyzed syntheses of conjugated polyenes
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Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
N-(2-Oxoacyl)amino acids and nitriles as final products of dipeptide chlorination mediated by the myeloperoxidase/H2O2/Cl- system.
The chlorination of dipeptides by the myeloperoxidase/H2O2/Cl- system takes place at the N-terminal amino group, whereas no… 
1961
1961
THE LATHYROGENIC EFFECT OF ISONICOTINIC ACID HYDRAZIDE (INAH) ON THE CHICK EMBRYO AND ITS REVERSAL BY PYRIDOXAL
When applied to the chorio-allantoic membrane of the chick embryo, isoniazid was shown to produce an increase in the fragility of… 
1958
1958
LESIONS IN THE ANTERIOR MOTOR HORN CELLS OF RATS AFTER ADMINISTRATION OF BIS‐β‐CYANOETHYLAMINE (STUDY OF A NITHILE CLOSELY RELATED TO THE LATHYRUS FACTOR)
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