Gurusamy Rajagopal

N‐Methylmorpholine N‐Oxide: A Rare Nonmetallic Catalyst for the Most Efficient Silylcyanation of Aldehydes

Abstract An efficient method of addition of trimethylsilyl cyanide (TMSCN) to aldehydes by employing N‐methylmorpholine N‐oxide (NMO) alone as the catalyst has been described. Most of aromatic, aliphatic, cyclic, and heterocyclic aldehydes have been converted into their corresponding trimethylsilyl ethers in excellent yield within 10‐min period. The mechanism of silylcyanation reaction has been also described.

Efficient Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols to Carbonyl Compounds with NHPI/CAN Catalytic System

Abstract Aerobic oxidation of various secondary alcohols into their corresponding carbonyl compounds has been accomplished by using N‐hydroxy phthalimide (NHPI)/ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN). Primary alcohol and allylic alcohols were transformed in relatively moderate yield.