Published: July 15, 1997Received: January 08, 1997Available on J-STAGE: March 31, 2008Accepted: March 25, 1997
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Irradiation of phenylacetonitrile and its derivatives (1) in the presence of triethylamine gave α-benzylated triethylamine (2), bibenzyl (3), and toluene (4) derivatives. The formation of these products was explained in terms of a benzylic radical intermediate formed by electron transfer between the substrate and triethylamine, followed by elimination of a cyanide anion from the radical anion of 1.
