Efficient Synthesis of Aromatic Nitriles via Cyanation of Aryl Bromides and K<sub>4</sub>[Fe(CN)<sub>6</sub>] Catalyzed by a Palladium(II) Complex

Cyanation of aryl bromides and K4[Fe(CN)6] were carried out in the presence of catalytic amounts of {[(PhCH2O)2P(CH3)2CHNCH(CH3)2]2PdCl2} (PdCl2L2) in DMF and a variety of Aromatic nitriles were obtained in good yields under aerobic conditions. Keywords: Aromatic nitriles, cyanation, palladium(II) complex, synthesis