Citation: Guang Dian HAN, Song Kee CHUNG. A New Mathod for Conversion of Nitriles to Primary Alcohols[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;1996, 7(12): 1089-1080. shu

A New Mathod for Conversion of Nitriles to Primary Alcohols

Guang Dian HAN ^a ,
Song Kee CHUNG ^b

a Institute of Materia Medica Peking Union Medical College Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing 100050;
b Department of Chemistry Texas A&M University College Station Texas 77843

Received Date: 22 August 1996

Fund Project: We thank the Robert A Welch Foundation fox supporting this research

A new method for direct conversion of nitrites to primary alcohols using ZnCoCI₂ reagent in AcOH/EtOH system is reported.
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