Efficient Synthesis of Aromatic Nitriles via Cyanation of Aryl Bromides and K4[Fe(CN)6] 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.