An efficient and versatile synthesis of aromatic nitriles from aldehydes

A simple and direct method has been developed for synthesis of nitriles based on one-pot reaction of aromatic aldehydes with three different kind of reagents: CeCl3·7H2O/KI/H2O2, CeCl3·7H2O/KI/UHP and (NH4)2Ce(NO3)6/KI/H2O2 in aqueous ammonia.