Chemistry Letters, Vol.32, No.4, 382-383, 2003
Michael addition of cyanide to cyclohex-1-enyliodonium salts
Reaction of 4-substituted cyclohex-1-enyliodonium salt with cyanide in chloroform produces three isomeric cyanocyclohexenes, ipso and two cine products. Deuterium labeling experiments showed that the allylic cine product is formed via the Michael addition of cyanide, followed by elimination of the iodonio group and a 1,2-H shift.