Quantitative reactions for the chain elongation of aliphatic compounds

Abstract

Procedures are described for the reaction of methanesulfonates with potassium cyanide and for the conversion of the resulting nitriles to methyl esters. Both reactions in this method of chain elongation are quantitative and do not lead to alterations of olefinic double bonds.

Keywords

• synthesis
• alcohols
• methanesulfonates
• mesylates
• alkyl cyanides
• nitriles