

SYNTHETIC APPLICATION OF OXIRANECARBONITRILES

Abstract
The microreview covers synthetic applications of oxiranecarbonitriles that are summarized in five distinct categories: ring opening, ring expansion, Meinwald rearrangement, cycloaddition, and enzyme hydrolysis.
Keywords
nitrile; oxirane; ring opening
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