Photochemical reductive homologation of hydrogen cyanide using sulfite and ferrocyanide.

ABSTRACT: Photoredox cycling during UV irradiation of ferrocyanide ([FeII(CN)6]4-) in the presence of stoichiometric sulfite (SO32-) is shown to be an extremely effective way to drive the reductive homologation of hydrogen cyanide (HCN) to simple sugars and precursors of hydroxy acids and amino acids.

SUBMITTER: Xu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5972737 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature