ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of -Aminonitriles via a FeSO4-Mediated Oxidative Cyanation of Tertiary Amines with Benzoyl Cyanide and Molecular Oxygen or TBHP.
Concerning the mechanism, a cascade way involving a Fe-catalyzed oxidation of tertiary amine to iminium ions and trapping them by cyanide anion is suggested.