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A mild and efficient method has been developed for the preparation of α-amino nitriles from the condensation of aldehydes and ketones with aniline and TMSCN in the presence of a catalytic amount of Zr(HSO4)4 under solvent-free conditions at room temperature.
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Hajipour, A.R., Ghayeb, Y. & Sheikhan, N. Zr(HSO4)4 catalyzed one-pot strecker synthesis of α-amino nitriles from aldehydes and ketones under solvent-free conditions. JICS 7, 447–454 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03246031
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