Modular Access to Nitriles From Carbonyls via Deoxygenative Transformation With Polarity Inversion

F Fancong Meng (Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability School of Chemical Science and Engineering Tongji University Shanghai P.R. China) W Wenhao Xu (Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China) Z Zhigang Wang Y Yuanqiang Chen (Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China) S Shuntao Xia (Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability School of Chemical Science and Engineering Tongji University Shanghai P.R. China) T Tao Xu

Abstract

ABSTRACT The C─O bond cleavage has always been a central challenge for deoxygenation due to high bond dissociation energies. Here, we develop a Lewis acid‐promoted polarity inversion strategy that enables a strong C─O bond cleavage and rapid access to nitriles from carbonyls. Its broad applicability, together with the nontoxic and mild conditions, underscores the highly modular nature of this method.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 65, Issue 13
Published March 23, 2026
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (6)

F

Fancong Meng

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability School of Chemical Science and Engineering Tongji University Shanghai P.R. China

W

Wenhao Xu

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China

Z

Zhigang Wang

Y

Yuanqiang Chen

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China

S

Shuntao Xia

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability School of Chemical Science and Engineering Tongji University Shanghai P.R. China

T

Tao Xu