Zinc triflate a water compatible, green catalyst in one pot three-component efficient synthesis of α-amino nitriles

Department of Chemistry, Punjabi University, Patiala-147 002, Punjab, India

E-mail : j_sandhu2002@yahoo.com

Manuscript received 03 November 2011. revised 20 March 2012, accepted 16 July 2012

α-Amino nitriles are synthesized in one pot three-component coupling of aldehydes, amines and trimethylsilyl cyanide using catalytic amount of zinc triflate at ambient temperature.